Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 | The Daily Standard

Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.

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Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

State provides funds for life-saving drug to fight overdoses

Money to be allotted to all Ohio counties

By Amy Kronenberger

WAPAKONETA - Local law enforcement officials and first responders will have state funds available to purchase Naloxone, the lifesaving drug administered to combat a heroin/opiate drug overdose.

Auglaize County Health Commissioner Oliver Fisher sai [More]

Roughriders get pair of tourney wins

By Colin Foster

ST. MARYS - Two opposing soccer teams came to St. Marys' Roughrider Field on Monday night for Division II sectional semifinal games.

Both visitors - the Kenton girls and Van Wert boys - had their seasons ended.

In Monday's opener, Coutney Helmlinger's late first-half goal held up as the Roughriders defeated Kenton 1-0. [More]

Obituaries on October 20th, 2015

Rupert Burnham

Rupert "Burnie" Burnham, 89, Saint Marys, died 7:10 P.M. Saturday, October 17, 2015, in the emergency department of Van Wert County Hospital. [More]

Beverly Gable

Beverly Jo Gable, 76, of Celina, Ohio, formerly of Rockford, Ohio and Scottsdale, Arizona, died Sunday afternoon at her residence. [More]

Donald Schmiesing

Donald A. Schmiesing age 81 of New Bremen, Ohio, died on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 9:23 PM at the Celina Manor, Celina, Ohio. [More]

Local pictures on October 20th, 2015

Subscriber stories on October 20th, 2015

New state law forces Fort Recovery to rewrite income tax ordinance

FORT RECOVERY - Village council members are updating the municipal income tax ordinance to meet changes in state law taking effect in January.

The

Three candidates seek two seats on Coldwater board

Decision 2015

COLDWATER - A challenger and two current members are competing on the Nov. 3 ballot to fill two open seats on the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools Board of Education.

St. Marys committee recommends hiring two

Police, general service departments to add staff

ST. MARYS - A healthy city general fund should make hiring two new employees possible by the end of the year.

The city finance committee at Monday

Celina schools' Channel 6 expected to switch to app

CELINA - Celina City Schools' Channel 6 will likely be run as a computer application in the future, school board members decided Monday night.

And

Minster school board OKs making girls, boys bowling varsity sports

MINSTER - Bowling will become a varsity sport for boys and girls starting this season.

Minster Local Schools Board of Education members during Monday's meeting approved promoting bowling from a club to a varsity sport.

Local jobless rate up slightly in September

County keeps lowest ranking in state for unemployment

The unemployment rate in Mercer County rose slightly from 2.7 percent in August to 2.8 percent in September, according to figures released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Make-or-break week for playoffs

Computer Points Breakdown

Only two weeks remain in the high school football regular season. The southern trio of the WBL continues on its quest to secure three playoff spots in Region 10.

Taking the path less traveled

Female Tri Star students pursuing traditionally male-dominated careers

ST. MARYS - As students fill the classrooms of Tri Star Career Compact's Frank Dennings Vocational Building in St. Marys, four juniors stand out.

Many businesses in downtown Celina owned by women

CELINA - While women are often a minority in business ownership, that is not the case within the scenic stretch of shops on downtown Main Street.

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