Wednesday, July 1st, 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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Wednesday, July 1st, 2015

Drenched fields to delay local wheat harvest

By Nancy Allen

Local wheat farmers might be eating hotdogs and setting off fireworks rather than harvesting their crops this weekend.

Many farmers target July 4 to harvest wheat. However, the ground is so wet due to record rainfall and flooding, many will not be able to get into their fields, local ag officials said. [More]

Obituaries on July 1st, 2015

Shirley Varwig

Shirley J. Hamilton Varwig, 89, of Toledo and formerly of Celina, died on June 23, 2015, at St. Vincent Medical Center. [More]

Local pictures on July 1st, 2015

Subscriber stories on July 1st, 2015

Home foreclosures dip dramatically

Improved economy credited with local turnaround

A strong local economy continues to reduce the number of home foreclosures that skyrocketed during the Great Recession.

According to Mercer County

Area man gets prison time for fatal fire

SIDNEY - A St. Marys man on Tuesday was sentenced to seven years in prison for starting a fire that killed a 50-year-old man in Shelby County in December.

Yorkshire man critically injured in semi-pickup truck collision

ST. HENRY - A local landscape employee was listed in critical condition this morning at a Dayton hospital after an accident at noon Tuesday at the intersection of U.S. 127 and state Route 119.

Cost of transporting low-income residents up nearly 20 percent

CELINA - The overall transportation budget funded by the federal government for income-eligible residents in Mercer County increased nearly 20 percent this year.

Fort Recovery man faces multiple drug charges

TIPP CITY - A Fort Recovery man was arrested Saturday afternoon in Tipp City and charged with multiple violations including drug trafficking and child endangering.

Children's clothing store opens in Rockford

ROCKFORD - Jessica Shaffer knows how hard it is to have enough clothing for three growing children.

"I was raised on consignment clothes," said Sha

Penn stresses importance of paying attention

I had the chance to go one-on-one with Scoonie Penn last Thursday at Murotech Court in St. Marys, the site of his basketball camp to assist the efforts of St. Marys Tailgate for Cancer (To clarify: we didn't actually play basketball, that would have been embarrassing. It was an interview).

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