Special Weather Statement issued February 22 at 3:15AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Light snow will overspread the area from the northwest this morning. An increased coverage of snow showers is expected to develop this afternoon into the evening hours. Slick spots may develop on roads tonight as temperatures drop and northwest winds gust up to 30 mph. Coverage of snow showers is expected to decrease overnight before ending Monday morning. Most the area will see an accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Locally higher amounts are possible in areas where heavier snow bands develop this afternoon into early evening.
Roadways may become slick. If traveling, be alert, slow down and allow extra time to reach your destination.
Today 32° Today 32° light 21° 21° chance Tomorrow 29° Tomorrow 29° slight chance 17° 17°
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
Obituaries on April 22nd, 2014
Gwendolyn V. Burd, 90, St. Marys, died at 12:01 p.m. April 20, 2014, at her residence. [More]
Patricia A. Kaufman, 82, Fort Recovery, died April 21, 2014, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Nancy A. Koeper, 68, St. Marys, died at 10:57 p.m. April 20, 2014, at Lima Memorial Hospital following a short illness. [More]
Effie E. Varvel, 75, Coldwater, died April 20, 2014, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Lawrence F. Ungruhn, 83, St. Rose, died April 21, 2014, at his home.
Mass of [More]
Margaret Yahl, 102, rural St. Marys, died April 21, 2014, at Celina Manor Nursi [More]
Stories on April 22nd, 2014
Plan to consolidate facilities considered
CELINA - Voters in the Celina City Schools district may be asked in 2016 to support a bond levy to fund construction.
Superintendent Jesse Steiner said the project would consolidate the district's seven buildings into three and enable the district to cut operating costs. [More]
Invasive birds considered threat to other species
CELINA - State wildlife officials are closely monitoring the increasing number of double-crested cormorants at Grand Lake to ensure the invasive waterfowl doesn't wipe out other species. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Attorneys for Trevin M. Sanders - one of two men implicated in the November 2011 murders of Robert and Colleen Grube - argue their client cannot be sentenced to life in prison and are asking the judge to merge several charges.
CELINA - City council members seem to favor a proposal to repeal a half percent income tax set aside for police and fire capital expenses and replace it with a tax that also funds street repairs.
CELINA - Police walk-throughs in downtown bars have helped keep incidents under control, police chief Thomas Wale told council members Monday night.
MINSTER - Superintendent Brenda Boeke told board members Monday night the district will implement Common Core Standards in the fall but is maintaining control of the curriculum.
CELINA - A 35-year-old Fort Recovery man who stabbed two men in 2008 told a judge Monday he has changed and wants an opportunity to rejoin society after serving five years in prison.
Daily Standard staff reports
Mercer County continued to boast the lowest unemployment rate in the state in February, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
COLDWATER - As well as he was throwing, Greg Gilliland could have easily earned a complete game shutout against Celina on Monday.
The Coldwater junior went six-plus innings as four Coldwater errors contributed to four unearned runs. [More]
MARIA STEIN - The way Sierra Fent was pitching, her Parkway softball teammates only needed to provide a little bit of run support.
  They gave her more than enough.
Highlights & Insights
By Gary R. Rasberry and Colin Foster
The Daily Standard
With Saturday's Minster Memorial Meet being roughly the midway point in the season for track and field, tracking the top teams in the area have become more clear.
Monday's Local Sports Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
Minster's Kayla Richard has been nearly unhittable as of late.
That trend continued in the Minster softball team's 8-0 victory over Coldwater in Midwest Athletic Conference play Monday at Four Seasons Park.
ST. HENRY - The offense was very quiet for five innings of Monday's softball game between Fort Recovery and St. Henry at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Local pictures on April 22nd, 2014