Saturday, October 23rd, 2021
Official says items pose no danger; pilot is out of the hospital
By William Kincaid
MONTEZUMA - Plane fuel and chemicals that spilled from a downed crop duster in May are contained in a tank, pile of dirt and absorption booms lying on county land and are expected to be removed within a month, a county official said.
"We have been continually working on this. We're hoping to have this concluded very soon," said Mike Robbins, director of the Mercer County Emergency Management Agency. [More]
By Dave Stilwell
NEW BREMEN - A couple early bad snaps by New Bremen could have been game-changers, but the Cardinals persevered and rolled to a 34-8 victory over Fort Recovery Friday night in the regular season finale at Cardinal Stadium.
Forced to punt on its fi [More]
Obituaries on October 23rd, 2021
Charles "Charlie" Lee Sapp, 83, of Rockford passed away at 12:24 pm on October 21, 2021 at Roselawn Manor in Spencerville. [More]
Barbara L. Walter, 85, of Saint Marys, died 1:50 A.M. Friday, October 22, 2021, at Vancrest of Saint Marys. [More]
James R. Pfeffenberger, age 91, a native of Celina, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, October 21, 2021, at Miller Place in Celina. [More]
Lavern R. "Shots" Bruns, age 76, of St. Henry, died on Thursday October 21, 2021, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Joseph Hughes, 36, Celina, died Oct. 20, 2021, at Ohio State University Hospita [More]
Elizabeth L. Luedeke, 90, Fort Loramie, died Oct. 22, 2021, at Ohio Living Dorothy Love, Sidney. [More]
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Legislation is on Monday's agenda
CELINA - City council is slated to vote Monday on legislation that would make Celina a sanctuary for the unborn and effectively outlaw abortion in the city.
Commission gives OK for first phase
CELINA - The city planning commission on Thursday night approved a site plan review that will allow for the construction of cottages and townhouses on West Bank Road.
By ERIN GARDNER,
WILLIAM KINCAID and
TOM MILLHOUSE
newsroom@dailystandard.com
Residents in Mercer and Auglaize counties will vote on several fire levies at the Nov. 2 general election.
ST. MARYS - Independent candidates Kathy Fleagle and Frank D. Thomas have filed to run for treasurer of the city of St. Marys after incumbent Dennis Pfeffenberger, who has served since 2013, did not file to run for re-election.
WAPAKONETA - Two new deaths and 37 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Auglaize County since Tuesday, according to Friday's county health department news release, raising the cumulative death toll to 73 and number of cases to 4,699.
Tama Road between State Route 118 and Now Road in Hopewell Township will close for a bridge replacement on Oct. 26, according to a news release from the Mercer County Engineer's Office.
St. Marys shuts out Celina in Battle of Grand Lake
CELINA - First-year St. Marys football coach Bo Frye said his team did what needed to be done on Friday night in the 103rd meeting of the Battle of Grand Lake with Celina.
ANNA - With an outright Midwest Athletic Conference title on the line, Marion Local's opportunistic defense was plenty good enough to cover up any mistakes.
Compiled by Tom Haines
and Bruce Monnin
St. Henry raced out to a 34-0 lead before a pair of late touchdowns gave Delphos St. John's a more respectable finish as the Redskins prevailed 34-14 in Friday's regular season finale in Delphos.