Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
Obituaries on December 7th, 2022
Wilma Tester, 99, of Wapakoneta, died 8:30 A.M. Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Debora K. Ranly, age 62 of Sidney, Ohio, died on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at her home in Sidney. [More]
Mindy E. Heitkamp, age 45, of Union, was welcomed in the arms of Jesus on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Hospice of Dayton, following an extended illness. [More]
James Eugene Hines, age 86, formerly of Elida, and native of Celina, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, at Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen. [More]
Betty Kay (Krieg) Muhlenkamp, 67, of Bryant, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, in Adams County, Indiana. [More]
Melinda Sue Matsuda, 39, St. Anthony, died Nov. 30, 2022.
A celebration of life will be held at 4 p.m. Dec. 9, 2022, at Fort Recovery Church of the Nazarene. [More]
Stories on December 7th, 2022
WAPAKONETA - Nine residential and commercial properties in Auglaize County will be demolished to pave the way for new economic development.
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Drones are now essential tools in crime investigation
HANK NUWER and RYAN SNYDER
newsdept@dailystandard.com

CELINA - Law enforcement today makes use of technology that gives officers more high-tech weapons to fight crime and to serve the public. [More]
CELINA - Bids for the Mercer County Agriculture Center are in, but county commissioners may hold off on pulling the trigger on a now $3.5 million project until the start of the new year, commissioner Jerry Laffin said Tuesday.
ROCKFORD - Village councilors at Tuesday's regular meeting learned two of three owners of condemned residential properties have not responded to the village's violation letters.
MINSTER - A proposed amendment to add cats to the village's animal nuisance ordinance was met with some pushback at Tuesday night's council meeting.
CELINA - Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart on Tuesday reminded residents living on county and township roads not to leave snow plowed from private driveways on roadways.
Coldwater opens wrestling season with big victory
COLDWATER - Opening night for the Coldwater wrestling team went well.
The Cavaliers won six of the seven contested matches - three via pinfall [More]
ST. HENRY - An early run of steals helped propel St. Henry to an 11-0 lead, and it only grew stronger from there.
The Redskins forced 25 turnovers and shot just under 50% from the field for a 62-34 win over Arcanum in a girls basketball game at Redskin Gymnasium Tuesday night.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
Camdyn Paul hit two free throws with 1.7 seconds left to give Botkins a 43-41 win over Coldwater in girls basketball on Tuesday in Botkins.
St. Marys and Coldwater were well-represented as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released its All-Ohio selections for Divisions IV and V.
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Local pictures on December 7th, 2022