Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 14 at 1:28PM EDT until June 14 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 333 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.

Special Weather Statement issued June 14 at 2:07PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 206 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Waynesfield, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Kenton, Waynesfield, Roundhead, Silver Creek, Jumbo, New Hampshire, Walton, and State Route 195 at State Route 235.

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

St. Marys board may add coaches

By Jared Mauch

ST. MARYS - School officials may add assistant coaches for three high school varsity teams to boost athlete safety.

St. Marys school board members Wednesday night approved a motion to have its athletic committee look into hiring paid assistant coaches for the boys and girls soccer teams and the girls volleyball team.

The junior varsity coaches currently also are assistant coaches for the varsity team but often can't attend those matches when the teams play at different times or locations, board president Brian Little said.

He suggested the athletic committee consider hiring a second assistant coach for the varsity teams to help when injuries such as concussions occur so the head coach can focus on the game.

Boys varsity soccer head coach Dave Ring said injuries are a concern and take time and attention away from the action.

"It's come to the point where I can't do it all. Between the concussions and all the other things going on, it's crazy," Ring said.

Volunteers currently help tend to injuries but Ring said the situation can create liability for the district.

"The trainers aren't always available," he said. "It's great when they're with us at home but I don't always have one on the road."

The four coaches are responsible for more than 80 students for boys and girls soccer teams compared to the four coaches for 22 players on boys and girls basketball teams, Ring said.

He said five Western Buckeye League schools have a second paid assistant coach for these sports and five do not.

The athletic committee also will consider adding a position to handle admission collection at sporting events. The employee would report to athletic director Jim Hollman and collect and track sporting event admissions, Little said.

A third motion by the board will allow the athletic committee to consider replacing a popcorn machine used at the high school and Skip Baughman Stadium. The machine is in disrepair, board member Travis Kuennnig said.

He estimated the machine's original cost was about $4,400.

The school board's athletic committee plans to discuss the three items during an upcoming meeting. No date was set.

Board members also,

• approved the primary, intermediate, middle school and high school student fees for the 2015-16 school year.

• approved the 2015-16 elementary school handbook.
• approved lunch fees for the 2015-16 school year. Prices will mainly remain the same as in 2014-15 year, except a la carte milk will drop from 60 cents to 50 cents.

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Mariners hold on to beat Joes

CELINA - Grand Lake rebounded from an extra-inning loss on Tuesday night with an 8-6 win over Hamilton to split the two-game series between the teams on Wednesday at Montgomery Field. [More]

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Ex-Celina chief files appeal in bid to regain job

CELINA - Former city police chief Dave Slusser is asking a Lima appeals court to overturn a local court's decision in August that rejected his appeal to get reinstated based on untimely filing.

EPA plans St. Marys River Watershed study

CELINA - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency this summer will begin the first St. Marys River Watershed water quality study since 1991.

The agency will study the watershed in Auglaize, Mercer, Shelby and Van Wert counties.

Celina break-ins probed

CELINA - Police are investigating overnight break-ins at two restaurants in town.

According to Celina Police Chief Tom Wale, someone broke through the front doors at China Wok, 1107 N. Main St., and Padrone's Pizza, 615 Grand Lake Road.

Styles differ, but co-headliners both rev up audience

HUBER HEIGHTS - Shake, rattle and roll!

For a few riveting hours last week at The Rose Music Center, pop music's old school was called back into session with the prurient swing of rockabilly and the blues-inflected rush of rock 'n' roll.

Indians sweep Dream Team honors

The Daily Standard's Baseball Dream Team

After a milestone season in 2014, expectations were high for the Fort Recovery baseball team.

The Indians lived up to those expectations and then some, advancing to the state semifinals for the first time in over 60 years.

Berno named new softball coach at Coldwater

Hopes to restore success at alma mater

Katie (Harlamert) Berno enjoyed a lot of success while playing softball for Coldwater in the early 2000s.

She's hoping her players will experience the same thing in the upcoming years.

Cavs rout Greenville

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater took the lead in the second inning and never looked back in Wednesday's 13-3 five-inning ACME win against Greenville GTI in Greenville. The Cavaliers improve to 4-0 going into a big Mercer County circuit game at Veterans Field against Celina.