ROCKFORD - About 20 people on Monday evening heard the tales of two railroads that elevated Rockford, then Shanes Crossing, to a bustling hub of activity.
Andy Enyart, a Celina High School graduate, spoke at village hall during the Shanes Cros [More]
NEW KNOXVILLE - A 39-year-old St. Marys man accused of intentionally starting a forest fire Sunday on the west side of Moulton-New Knoxville Road near New Knoxville was arrested for felony arson.
The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office received multiple calls at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday to an area west of Moulton-New Knoxville Road between Cloverleaf Road and Washington Pike on reports of a male that appeared to be starting fires in a nearby woods, Sheriff Mike Vorhees told The Daily Standard. [More]
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen's Mary Rindler announced that she will be continuing her volleyball career at Morehead State and will play for the Eagles.
Rindler will be majoring in an undecided science. She led the Cardinals in kills with 357 and added 82 blocks, also a team lead. She was named to the All-Midwest Athletic Conference first team. [More]
CELINA - The way in which city officials have been making the police and fire payrolls is unsustainable, city auditor Brooke Shinn warned city councilors Monday night, insisting something must change in order for the emergency services to be funded after 2027.
CELINA - Dr. Alysa A. Tobe was selected to fill the unexpired term of Mercer County Coroner Dr. Timothy Heinrichs at the Mercer County Republican Party Central Committee's regular meeting Monday night.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery School Board members heard the second reading of a motion that will revise, replace or add over 30 district policies, including a state-mandated policy banning cell phones during instructional time.
CELINA - Country star Jake Owen and a Bob Seger tribute act dubbed Forever Seger have been tapped to perform back-to-back concerts at the 2026 Mercer County Fair.
FORT RECOVERY - Following the passage of Fort Recovery's income tax levy increase, councilors are set to make good on their promise to stop collecting revenue from all four of their property tax levies.
Arch was the brainchild of a young Maria Stein man
By William Kincaid
MARIA STEIN - The entrance to St. John the Baptist Cemetery is now marked by a metal archway bearing its name that lends a solemn air of elegance to the final resting place of scores of parishioners.
In a touching tribute to the cemetery's namesake, the top layer of the two pillars supporting the archway consists of bricks salvaged from the adjacent St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, which was badly damaged in a May 29 conflagration. [More]
COLUMBUS - Lance Brunswick of Maria Stein was one of the 28 members of the 177th academy class who graduated from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy after 28 weeks of intense training.
The Celina girls bowling team had a dominating Saturday at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl, successfully defending its championship at the Viking Clash hosted by Teays Valley High School.
NEW MADISON - Going on the road in the playoffs and winning is supposed to be hard. Coldwater is making it look easy after picking up over 500 total yards in a 48-29 win against Tri-Village to continue its postseason run.
The win puts the Cavaliers in the Division VI Regional Final, where they will take on an Anna team fresh off a 28-8 win over Springfield Northeastern. It will be a rematch of last year's Regional Final, where Coldwater ran away victorious en route to a state title. [More]
CELINA - Celina school board members will gather for a special meeting Monday afternoon to consider a $160,000 contingency plan to keep Head Start open for the month of December if necessary.
CELINA - Kozy Kampground has been sold to RiverWest Partners, a Columbus-based team of real estate investors and developers that promises to carry on the campground's relaxed, friendly atmosphere while at once bringing new energy and improvements to the 54.8-acre lakeside site. [More]
Ryan Mikesell was on the court for just nine minutes, but it was an important nine minutes.
The St. Henry and University of Dayton standout made his debut with the London Lions of Great Britain's Super League Basketball on Wednesday in a 97-72 win over Greek team Panionios in a Eurocup contest.
