Brian Hoyng faced life with a smile and a mischievous twinkle in his eye. Although a freak accident robbed him of the ability to talk, the looks that crossed his face spoke volumes.
Hoyng, the 43-year-old son of Louie and Dorothy Hoyng, 504 W. Fayette St., Celina, died early Thursday morning at Celina Manor Nursing Home from complications of being struck by lightning 27 years ago. Family members were at his bedside when the end came. [More]
ST. MARYS - Alice Kittel's hand wraps tightly around the white Wii remote as the fingers on her other hand push the buttons like a video game warrior.
With a hospital therapist beside her, the recent stroke victim raises her arm toward the 5-foot-wide television screen and watches her imaginary bowling ball take a disappointing curve to the left. [More]
COLUMBUS - For Coldwater, it was the start the team wanted.
For Versailles, it was a quick exit for part of its contingent.
Coldwater seniors Tyler Kunk and Nick Uhlenhake won their opening bouts, earning a well-deserved break for the rest of Thursday evening at the 71st State Wrestling Tournaments at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of the Ohio State University. [More]
Elle Jane Meyer, the daughter of Bradley and Cara Olney Meyer of Minster, was stillborn on Feb. 27, 2008, at Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Former Celina resident John Elwood Preston, 66, of Washington, D.C., died at 3:15 p.m. Feb. 27, 2008, at his home. Death was due to complications of cancer. [More]
Three candidates are vying in the primary race Tuesday to win the Republican spot on the November ballot for Ohio's 5th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House.
The Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award for 2007 went to Bill Ringo of Club Island Road, Celina, an avid environmental supporter of Grand Lake and its environs.
Five area residents - including a Rockford woman - were arrested for trafficking in drugs and possession of cocaine following an investigation by the Grand Lake Task Force.
Area residents will be really celebrating birthdays this year
Hannah List is a sophomore at Celina High School. She's 4 today, as are Daily Standard carriers Tim Brunet and Erin Griesdorn, both sophomores at Coldwater.
Watershed officials should know in April if they will receive a $50,000 grant to fund a shoreline protection project along Grand Lake using geotextile tubes.
Darke County officials continue their search for a suspect who scribbled a bomb threat message on a bathroom wall at Mississinawa Valley High School on Thursday afternoon.
