Winter Weather Advisory issued February 16 at 11:27AM EST until February 17 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Scattered to numerous snow showers expected. Additional snow accumulations one inch or less. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 16 at 11:27AM EST until February 17 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Scattered to numerous snow showers expected. Additional snow accumulations one inch or less. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
A day on the job with Mercer County Patrol Sergeant Kyle Fink
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - While most of Mercer County is preparing to soon clock out for the day at around 2 p.m., Patrol Sergeant Kyle Fink of the Mercer County Sheriff's Office is just starting his day patrolling the road.
In between routine park or business checks and serving various court papers, Fink patrols the roads throughout the southern half of Mercer County and handles calls as they come through dispatch. [More]
Marion Local fends off Minster to finish MAC at 8-1
By Dave Stilwell
MINSTER - Marion Local took advantage of a short-handed Minster squad and rallied from 10 points down to post a 59-51 victory in the Midwest Athletic Conference finale Friday night at the Wildcat Gymnasium.
Minster seemed to be in control of the game, leading 26-16 with 2:40 left in the first half. But late in the second quarter Minster's 6-8 junior center Cole Albers hobbled into the locker room with an apparent knee injury. [More]
CELINA - High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) continues to run through commercial poultry operations in Mercer County, and has now accounted for the destruction of more than 11 million commercial birds in the area in 2025, which is also the statewide total.
Sparked by a career series from senior Austin Burden, Coldwater dominated its way to a Division II boys bowling sectional title at the sectional tournament held at Community Lanes in Minster on Friday.
Several area swimmers punched their tickets to the Division II state swimming championships next week after qualifying at the district meet at Bowling Green State University on Friday.
CELINA - This tax season, the Internal Revenue Service expects 140 million people to file returns by April 15. Luckily, dozens of certified public accountants at Moorman, Harting & Co. are ready to help tax-paying Americans with the daunting process. [More]
CELINA - While keeping a close eye on bird flu, the Mercer County Health District is also seeing a surge in influenza hospitalizations, which are up 127% from the same time last year.
MINSTER - Minster Schools Superintendent Josh Meyer is in favor of the full implementation of the state's Fair School Funding Plan, he told school board members at their regular board meeting on Wednesday night.
CELINA - Though Valentine's Day may be a crushing day for the lovelorn, lonely hearts might be better off reaching for a tub of Häagen-Dazs than seeking romance online.
The Fort Recovery boys bowling team finished second at the Division II Southwest District sectional tournament held at Rollhouse Dayton, earning a spot to next week's district tournament.
First human case in Ohio, 69th nationally, risk still low
By Daily Standard Staff
By WILLIAM KINCAID and ABIGAIL MILLER
newsroom@dailystandard.com
CELINA - A Mercer County farm worker has been infected with the first probable human case in Ohio of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly referred to as bird flu. [More]
ROCKFORD - Interim superintendent Ken Amstutz updated Parkway school board members Wednesday on the $2.81 million athletic building, which is expected to be finished by the spring.
CHICKASAW - Councilors agreed Wednesday night to write a check from state grant funds to reimburse the village park board for expenses incurred in making playground improvements at a local park.
St. Marys senior Luke Hertenstein will return to the Division II state boys diving championships for the third straight season after a fifth-place finish at the district meet on Wednesday at Bowling Green State University.
ST. HENRY - In 1983, a determined 14-year-old boy stood before the St. Henry village council with an idea. Scott Spahr, a local teenager with a deep love for baseball and his community, wanted to honor one of St. Henry's greatest athletes: Cincinnati Reds slugger Wally Post. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Two Marion Local standouts, one in football and the other in basketball, will move from the MAC to the G-MAC in different sports after officially signing their letters of intent with Great Midwest Athletic Conference programs on Sunday. [More]
WAPAKONETA - The number of people hospitalized with influenza in Auglaize County skyrocketed in January, Auglaize Board of Health members learned Tuesday morning at their regular meeting.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday gave their blessing to a petition for annexation of 7.417 acres of land in Gibson Township into Fort Recovery.
CELINA - A new restroom facility estimated to cost $350,000 will be built in the next several months at Celina's Westview Park, mirroring the design and size of two restrooms on either side of the Harley C. Jones Memorial Rotary Amphitheater in the Bryson Park District.
CELINA - A 49-year-old Celina man who was charged with attempted murder last year after he allegedly shot his stepson-in-law in the back at a Celina residence pleaded guilty to a lesser charge late last month.
CELINA - A 40-year-old woman was charged with assault last week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court after allegedly kicking multiple sheriff's deputies during a traffic stop.
MINSTER - The Village of Minster's plans for its DORA have received a boost with Ohio Department of Commerce approval of the village's application to implement the program supported by local taverns.
CELINA - More than 46 million fish were stocked in the state's bodies of water in 2024, including 202,547 yellow perch fingerlings in Grand Lake, Ohio's largest inland lake.
Defiance beats Celina to break second-place tie in WBL
CELINA - Tuesday's Western Buckeye League wrestling matchup between Celina and Defiance was key for both sets of Bulldogs.
The teams entered with matching 7-1 records in league duals, with the winner having an outside shot at a share of the league title on Saturday in the WBL tournament.
Marion Local senior Avae Unrast repeated as the Midwest Athletic Conference's girls basketball Player of the Year in voting conducted by the conference coaches and released on Tuesday.
COLDWATER - In a presentation to school board members on Tuesday night, Coldwater Superintendent Doug Mader gave an update on the district's strategic plan.
