Heat Advisory issued June 24 at 9:14AM EDT until June 25 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 104. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief.
Area bar owners and law officers have mixed emotions about approved legislation that would allow guns inside businesses where alcohol is served.
The pending law - Senate Bill 17 - was passed Wednesday by the Ohio House and Senate and awaits final approval by Gov. John Kasich. A governor's spokesman said Kasich intends to sign the bill, although a date has not been set. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Board of education members on Wednesday took the first step toward asking voters for a second time to approve a bond issue to renovate the high school.
CELINA - The Tony Hawk Foundation has extended the deadline on a $10,000 grant awarded to the city to help create a skateboard park.
Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan announced to council this week that the city now has until the end of the year to complete the park.
A 69-year-old Celina woman who admitted bilking a former friend out of "tens of thousands of dollars" was sentenced to community control sanctions Wednesday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
A 24-year-old Kentucky man was labeled a Tier I sex offender and sentenced to community control sanctions Wednesday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
A gritty all-around player and a veteran coach clinching his first state championship earned The Daily Standard's honors for Dream Team Baseball Player and Coach of the Year.
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Roughriders received some late-game offensive heroics from Tyler Roby and solid pitching from a trio of hurlers to defeat the Celina Bulldogs 3-2 in ACME action on Wednesday night at K.C. Geiger Park.
COLDWATER - A nine-run second inning proved to be more than enough offense as the Coldwater Cavaliers' ACME team improved to 9-2 this summer after a 14-4 win over New Bremen at Veterans Park.
