Area bar owners and law officers have mixed emotions about approved legislation that would allow guns inside businesses where alcohol is served.
The pending law - Senate Bill 17 - was passed Wednesday by the Ohio House and Senate and awaits final approval by Gov. John Kasich. A governor's spokesman said Kasich intends to sign the bill, although a date has not been set. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Board of education members on Wednesday took the first step toward asking voters for a second time to approve a bond issue to renovate the high school.
CELINA - The Tony Hawk Foundation has extended the deadline on a $10,000 grant awarded to the city to help create a skateboard park.
Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan announced to council this week that the city now has until the end of the year to complete the park.
A 69-year-old Celina woman who admitted bilking a former friend out of "tens of thousands of dollars" was sentenced to community control sanctions Wednesday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
A 24-year-old Kentucky man was labeled a Tier I sex offender and sentenced to community control sanctions Wednesday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
A gritty all-around player and a veteran coach clinching his first state championship earned The Daily Standard's honors for Dream Team Baseball Player and Coach of the Year.
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Roughriders received some late-game offensive heroics from Tyler Roby and solid pitching from a trio of hurlers to defeat the Celina Bulldogs 3-2 in ACME action on Wednesday night at K.C. Geiger Park.
COLDWATER - A nine-run second inning proved to be more than enough offense as the Coldwater Cavaliers' ACME team improved to 9-2 this summer after a 14-4 win over New Bremen at Veterans Park.
