Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Obituaries on April 29th, 2020
Janet S. Reineke, 85, of St. Marys, OH died 5:00 a.m. Tuesday April 28, 2020 at her residence. [More]
Billie L. (Strete) Tullis, 72, of Rockford, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, where she was a patient. [More]
Marilyn F. Coomes, age 71, of Celina, passed away at 3:30 A.M., Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at her residence. [More]
Marietta Bowlby, 93, passed away peacefully due to natural causes on April 28, 2020, in Oxford, OH. [More]
Stories on April 29th, 2020
Election 2020
CELINA- Celina City Schools District's combined bond issue and tax levy to build new schools fell just short of passing on Tuesday.
The roughly $69 [More]
CELINA - Matthew Gilmore won the Republican nomination for the Mercer County probate/juvenile court judge seat, according to unofficial results on Tuesday night. [More]
CELINA - Though at times things seemed overwhelming, Mercer County Board of Elections Chairperson Toni Slusser said that overall she thought the 2020 primary election went well.
CELINA - Long-serving Mercer County Coroner Timothy Heinrichs fended off a challenge from Rockford physician Norman Means in Tuesday's Republican primary election.
WAPAKONETA - A 46-year-old man is the 32nd person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Auglaize County.
The Auglaize County Health Department on Tuesda
WAPAKONETA - David Bambauer has won the Republican nomination for the Auglaize County Commission seat being vacated by Don Regula, according to unofficial election results.
MENDON - Village council members on Tuesday evening awarded a $130,443.75 contract to Wagner Paving of Laura for the village street resurfacing project.
CELINA - Incumbent Mercer County Commissioner Rick Muhlenkamp of Celina claimed a commanding win over Theresa A. Howick of Celina in the Republican Primary Election on Tuesday.
CELINA - Longtime Mercer County Commissioner Jerry Laffin pulled through to secure the Republican nomination for re-election on Tuesday, narrowly staving off a challenge from relatively fresh-faced Andy Schwieterman of Celina.
CELINA - The Mercer County Board of Developmental Disabilities on Monday evening heard updates on the group's community space renovation project.
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Together for a Change will distribute homemade cloth masks for the community from noon until they run out on Friday at Romer's Catering, St. Henry, and at The Shack in Coldwater Memorial Park. [More]
Dr. Vanessa Enoch, West Chester, took home the Democratic nomination and will face Republican nominee winner and incumbent Warren Davidson, R-Troy, t
ROCKFORD - Voters approved a five-year, 1% renewal income tax levy for Parkway Local Schools by a 619-259 count, according to unofficial election results on Tuesday night.
ST. MARYS - Nearly 80% of voters supported renewal of a five-year, 0.75-mill operating levy for the St. Marys Community Public Library, according to unofficial election results on Tuesday night.
Mercer CountyClerk of CourtsRepublicanFreeman  4,981Commissioner (Jan. 2)DemocratHoltvoigt  1,232RepublicanLaffin  2,927Schwieterman  2,743Commissioner (
The Daily Standard's "Amazing Athletes" series is a celebration of sports history that will feature profiles on standouts who helped put their schools on the map.
Amazing Athletes
Lynn (Bihn) Hughes still holds the record for highest-scoring effort in OHSAA state girls basketball championship history.
She collected a number of other records while at Fort Recovery and Xavier, too.
Amazing Athletes
Tom Bryan was a legend in the late 1960s - the first player to be named The Daily Standard Mercer County League Player of the Year.
In 2003, he wa
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