High Wind Warning issued March 13 at 1:09AM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 5 AM early this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
37° 37° chance Fri 54° Fri 54° slight chance 29° 29° Sat 48° Sat 48°
Tuesday, August 24th, 2021
Obituaries on August 24th, 2021
Yvonne V. Hartwig, 71, recently of Covington and formerly of New Bremen, died suddenly on Friday, August 20, 2021 at 9:11 A.M. at her residence. [More]
Stories on August 24th, 2021
CELINA - City officials on Monday night honored the memory of Paul Arnold, a Korean War veteran and pillar of public service who helped lead the city as mayor from 2000 to 2003 and its schools on the board of education from 1978 to 1981. [More]
CELINA - City officials plan to install a new full-length basketball court in the Bryson Park District along Lake Shore Drive.
City council member
  CELINA - Health officials warn the highly contagious delta variant is likely to blame for the increased COVID-19 activity in the area, as 38 new cases reported since Wednesday raised the county's cumulative case count to 4,305. [More]
ST. MARYS - As temperatures are expected to reach well into the 90s in the next few days, St. Marys residents are asked to lower electricity usage between 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, a time of peak usage, according to a news release from the city.
Contract crews will be starting to fog seal various rural local roads in Mercer County in mid-September, according to a news release from the Mercer County Engineer's Office.
COLDWATER - Council members at Monday's meeting learned village officials have followed up on complaints from residents about an unkempt abandoned house in the village.
ST. HENRY - Council members met briefly Monday evening to discuss project updates, including an upcoming street paving project and redoing two baseball diamonds.
NEW BREMEN -- Village council members during their Monday meeting approved a Community Reinvestment Agreement with Mescher Properties LLC. Under the agreement, Mescher Properties would receive a 45% tax abatement for eight years.
ST. HENRY - Among farmers, one family's tragedy can feel like every family's tragedy.  
On Aug. 10, three brothers died from the toxic fumes of a
Bulldogs score early and often in 12-0 victory over Greenville
By GARY R. RASBERRY
grasberry@dailystandard.com
CELINA - The first-game jitters from Saturday were swept out of the way on Monday night.
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Compiled By Tom Haines
Grace Romer was the only golfer to break 50 as the Celina girls golf team beat Western Buckeye League rivals Kenton and St. Marys at the Celina Lynx on Monday.
Local pictures on August 24th, 2021