ST. HENRY - Police continue their search for vandals who last week caused damage in South Park, including a new amphitheater and veterans' memorial.

"It's a shame," village administrator Ron Gelhaus said.

GRAND LAKE - An old beach at Windy Point could be fixed up and ready for use by Grand Lake visitors by the end of this week.

The nonprofit Lake Improvement Association is paying for the $4,700 beach rehab project, which started this morning. [More]

WAPAKONETA - A routine traffic stop early Sunday morning resulted in one of the largest pot busts by local troopers.

The Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol confiscated 17 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $112,392 and placed two out-of-state men behind bars on drug charges.

Five Daily Standard reporters received honors from the Associated Press Society of Ohio on Sunday.

Nancy Allen won first place in the explanatory w

MINSTER - The storied rivalry between the Marion Local Flyers and the St. Henry Redskins added another chapter on Saturday afternoon as the Redskins

NEW BREMEN - Auglaize County came out on top against Mercer County in a pair of border battles in the Division IV softball sectional at New Bremen, which was played on Sunday after wet field conditions forced a postponement. [More]

BATH TOWNSHIP - The Celina softball team connected for 14 hits, nine of them doubles, and the Bulldogs rolled to a 9-2 win over St. Marys in Division II sectional action at Bath High School.

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Shawnee got a taste of revenge on Celina, knocking the Bulldogs out of the Division II baseball tournament with a 9-1 win on Saturday in sectional play at Ed Sandy Field in Elida.

ROSSBURG - As the World of Outlaws' 30-lap main event on Saturday at Eldora Speedway ran under caution with just two laps remaining, Sammy Swindell found himself thinking back to last year's Kings Royal.