Freeze Warning issued April 24 at 10:02PM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.
* WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Today 49° Today 49° 33° 33° frost Tomorrow 57° Tomorrow 57° frost 38° 38°
Saturday, March 4th, 2017
Holdheides' connection to land dates back to 1837
By Sydney Albert
MARIA STEIN - Leonard Holdheide lived in the same house at the end of Hartings Road in Maria Stein for 71 years.
He was born in a room on the ground floor, and grew up working the surrounding farmland. When the time came, he raised his family in the same house and taught his children to work in the same fields. [More]
2017 Division II Girls State Bowling Tournament
By Daily Standard Staff
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater coach Rick Hartings could see in the eyes of his bowlers that they would not be satisfied with anything less than gold.
The Coldwater girls bowling team came up with a golden effort to win the Division II state bowling title on Friday at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl to give the program its fourth state championship. [More]
Obituaries on March 4th, 2017
Joan C. Kaiser, 86, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died on March 2, 2017, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Lois "Jean" Mescher, age 65, of Coldwater, passed on peacefully Friday, March 3, 2017 at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Harvey Whitaker, 86, St. Marys, Ohio, died March 3, 2017, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Living Community, St. Marys, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on March 4th, 2017
Subscriber stories on March 4th, 2017
FORT RECOVERY - Elementary and middle school teachers have been teaching their students to be "Giraffe Heroes" - to stick their necks out for others and be more compassionate and courageous.
Mercer County
CELINA - Sewer rates will increase in the coming weeks for more than 2,000 users in four sewer districts.
Mercer County commissioners this week app
CELINA - Celina Tent will soon break ground on a 97,200-square-foot distribution center next to its current facility on state Route 29 in Celina, according to administration manager Jill Roy.
From staff reports
SIDNEY - The mayors of Celina, New Bremen and five other municipalities in the 12th Ohio Senate District have announced they have formed a legislative advocacy association.
From staff reports
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools will present an evening with the arts from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday.
From 5:30-6
ST. MARYS - Business representatives and officials who make up the the Area 8 Workforce Development Board on Friday morning discussed employment statistics and how they affect the area.
St. Henry defeats USV in opener; Fort Recovery tops Bremen in finale
COLDWATER - St. Henry began Friday night with a 64-51 victory Upper Scioto Valley to claim its sixth consecutive sectional title in Division IV hoops action at the Palace.
HARROD - Minster took control of a close game early in the fourth quarter and then held on down the stretch for a Division IV sectional championship and a 54-48 victory over the Temple Christian Pioneers on Friday night at Allen East High School.
Wayne Trace senior scores 52 in win over Parkway
ELIDA - Sometimes a team runs into a player who plays on a whole other level.
Parkway experienced that on Friday night when the Panthers faced Wayne Trace and its senior guard Ethan Linder.