Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 | The Daily Standard

Flood Watch issued August 14 at 2:57PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected to move through the region Saturday into Saturday night. Given the saturated ground, additional heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding.

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Thursday, April 2nd, 2015

Nixon pays tribute to grandmother with home run

By Robb Hemmelgarn

MINSTER - Jenna Nixon should have been understandably anxious heading into Minster's softball home opener against Arcanum on Monday evening.

The freshman first baseman for Scott Robinson's defending MAC champion Wildcats was all set for her varsity debut - a moment she replayed in her mind countless times for the past seven years. [More]

Obituaries on April 2nd, 2015

Roger Bowersock Sr.

Roger A. Bowersock Sr., 63, of 11398 State Route 364, Saint Marys, Ohio, died s [More]

Leoma Schaller

Leoma V. Schaller, age 97, of Good Samaritan Center, Arlington, OH passed away late Monday evening March 30, 2015. [More]

Local pictures on April 2nd, 2015

Subscriber stories on April 2nd, 2015

New terminal at Armstrong Airport may be delayed a year

WAPAKONETA - Construction of a new terminal building and an equipment storage building at the Neil Armstrong Airport may be pushed back another year.

It's golf as usual at Fox's Den despite pending foreclosure case

CELINA - Fox's Den Golf Course recently reopened for the season even as foreclosure proceedings remain pending in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

Retired parks employee looking forward to changes

CELINA - Although Bob Howell will miss working for the Celina parks department, he looks forward to seeing how the new Bryson Park District is developed in the coming years.

Traffic stop leads to arrest of two on drug charges

MINSTER - A St. Marys woman and a Coldwater man were arrested Tuesday night in the village on drug charges after a traffic stop.

Jessica Nikkel Wierwille, 26, was charged with trafficking in heroin and possession of drugs, fourth-degree felonies, and taken to the Auglaize County Detention Center.

Think I'll take five from the Final Four

Razz-Eye View

You'll pardon me if I yawn a bit, if someone mentions the Final Four to me.

As if my interest in college basketball hasn't waned enough over the years, the matchups just don't intrigue me.

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