Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 2:44PM EDT until August 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
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, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 84° Today 84° chance 68° 68° chance likely Tomorrow 82° Tomorrow 82° likely chance 67° 67° chance
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
Initiatives aim to lessen Lake Erie algal blooms
By Leslie Gartrell
COLDWATER - The H2Ohio program was rolled out to a packed room of Mercer County farmers on Tuesday evening as representatives from the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative presented information and answered questions at the American Legion hall. [More]
By Colin Foster
MIDDLE POINT - Coldwater girls basketball coach Keenan Leichty received a round of hugs and congrats from Cavalier faithful outside the locker room Tuesday night.
He was waiting to celebrate with his daughter.
Kate Leichty scored eight of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead scoop shot with 2.2 seconds which lifted the Cavaliers over Patrick Henry for a 47-46 victory in the Division III sectional opener at Lincolnview High School. [More]
Obituaries on February 19th, 2020
Phyllis Ann Kelly, age 85 of Coldwater, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Virginia Anna Brown, age 76 of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020, at St. Rita's Medical Center, in Lima. [More]
Mary Jo Braun, age 60, of Coldwater, died Monday, February 17, 2020 at IU University Hospital in Indianapolis. [More]
Local pictures on February 19th, 2020
Subscriber stories on February 19th, 2020
CELINA - A motion to set procedures for filling staff vacancies was shot down along party lines at the Mercer County Board of Elections meeting on Tuesday.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners have signed off on an extensive tile-replacement project involving 67 properties in Hopewell Township.
The bid
MINSTER - Village council members will consider possible improvements for village parks after suggestions made by two Minster mothers at Tuesday's meeting.
COLUMBUS (AP) - Daily Standard staff members were nominated for 12 awards for outstanding journalism in the 2019 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors newspaper contest.
Division II State Swimming Preview
Large group of locals headed to state meet
MERCER AND AUGLAIZE COUNTIES - The Celina girls had the best performance in program history last year at the OHSAA State Swimming Championships.
A showing of that magnitude - or better - may be in store for the Bulldogs this week in Canton.
ST. MARYS - Parkway rode a red hot start by freshman Gabrielle Stober to a 53-35 victory over the Ridgemont Golden Gophers Tuesday night in the opening round of the girls Division IV sectional at St Marys.
BATH TOWNSHIP - Three good practices heading into Tuesday's Division IV girls basketball tournaament opener definitely paid off for St. Henry.
The Redskins shot 50% from the field and cruised into Saturday's second round with a 67-36 win over Perry at Bath High School.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Marion Local picked up its fourth straight win in defeating Wapakoneta 61-50 on Tuesday night in Wapakoneta.
The Flyers (9-12) used a 16-7 second quarter to take a 27-15 halftime lead and then increased the lead to 50-30 after three quarters.