CELINA - Three area contractors have shown interest in a million dollar road project along Grand Lake's west shore.

Bids submitted for the $1,036,8

COLDWATER - Teachers and administrators are skeptical of the new Common Core Standards but are confident they will adjust.

Several staff members during a Coldwater schools board of education meeting Tuesday night gave insight on changes brought with the new standards.

NEW BREMEN - Council members Tuesday night approved spending up to $76,500 for engineering and design costs for the proposed Lions Park improvement project. [More]

CELINA - Anyone wishing to shoot nuisance animals such as geese within city limits must obtain permission from city council - as well as state or federal authorities - if pending legislation passes.

CELINA - City officials are anticipating a $7.5 million general fund budget next year, an increase of about $500,000 from 2014.

City auditor Betty

MARIA STEIN - Mercer County was awarded a $245,120 federal grant to help fund an improvement project on a busy stretch of St. Johns Road in Marion Township.

MENDON - Bids submitted for work on multiple streets in the village were near or above the estimated base cost of $430,000.

Three bids were opened

Daily Standard staff reports

Mercer County continued to boast the lowest unemployment rate in the state in May, according to data released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

CELINA - Longtime restaurateurs Jim and Beth Miller are hoping customers are hot for the couple's newest foray in the food business.

Hot Head Burritos, a Dayton-based food chain, opened this week at 1947 Havemann Road near Dunham's Sports.

For a kid from the small town of Rockford, Rob Rutledge has done some rather big things with his career.

Rutledge, nicknamed "Dusty," was a footba [More]

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Tristan Mercadel's strong showing last week earned him accolades from the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. On Tuesday the Grand Lake outfielder was named the GLSCL Player of the Week.