FORT LORAMIE - For amateur crafters and professional sewers and quilters alike, sewing machines tell a story. If tragedy strikes and a machine needs fixing in the Grand Lake area, a local man is there to save the day - and ultimately the work in progress. [More]

ST. HENRY - It was exactly how a conference championship game should enfold - two teams battling back and forth right to the final horn.

Addy Homan's hoop-and-harm 3-point play with 32.8 seconds remaining in regulation gave St. Henry the l [More]

CELINA - Volunteers behind an annual concert series aim to take another crack at hosting a handful of Sunday evening shows this summer at the Harley C. Jones Memorial Rotary Amphitheater, the so-called "crown jewel" of the Bryson Park District. [More]

CELINA - A 33-year-old Celina man who fled from the Mercer County Courthouse during an October hearing was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday.

Kyle R. Poplaski was sentenced to 36 months in prison on one count of escape, a third-degree felony; and 12 months on one count of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a fourth-degree felony, for a total sentence of 48 months in prison. [More]

ROCKFORD - The Parkway school district's longtime treasurer allegedly used the school's Amazon account to make personal purchases, according to a complaint obtained by The Daily Standard through a public records request, leading the school board to not renew her contract and place her on paid administrative leave. [More]

MINSTER - When you're on, you're on. That was the case for Minster, who used three double-digit scorers, including 18 points from Andrew Ketner, to beat St. Marys 64-42 in non-conference boys basketball action and extend their win streak to seven games. [More]

  CELINA - Celina city councilors are poised to raise water rates 26.5% over the next two years to ensure the city's water account has a minimum balance of $2 million, as "massive projects" are expected to take a toll on utility coffers.

At Monday [More]

CELINA - To play hockey at a high level, Caleb Felver has had to put in the hours and miles.

To continue his play, the Celina High School senior will be heading to Marshall, Texas, after committing to play at East Texas Baptist University.

With no ice hockey programs in the Grand Lake area, Felver has had to travel to areas where the game was played. [More]