Friday, September 14th, 2018 | The Daily Standard

Flood Warning issued August 12 at 2:07PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Union County in east central Indiana... East Central Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Butler County in southwestern Ohio... Northwestern Warren County in southwestern Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Preble County in west central Ohio... Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 207 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, Troy, Trotwood, Sidney, Piqua, Miamisburg, Springboro, Vandalia, Englewood, Greenville, Franklin, Celina, Tipp City, Eaton, St. Marys and Moraine.

Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

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Friday, September 14th, 2018

Area schools receive passing grades

From staff reports

All area school districts earned overall passing grades of a C or higher with Minster the only local district to receive an A on the Ohio Department of Education report cards issued this week.
Coldwater, Fort Recovery, Marion Local, New Bremen and St. Henry earned B's overall. Celina, Parkway and St. Marys received C's. [More]

No. 1 beats No. 2

Skins end Cardinals' 28-game winning streak

By Colin Foster

ST. HENRY - The St. Henry volleyball team was selected No. 1 in the first Division IV state coaches poll that was released earlier this week.

The selection was validated on Thursday.

The Redskins defeated defending state champion and second-ranked New Bremen 3-1 (25-22, 27-29, 25-21, 25-23) in a game that featured 38 ties and 16 lead changes. [More]

Obituaries on September 14th, 2018

Eve Geier

Eve Marie Geier, daughter of Steven and Ashlie (Rutschilling) Geier, St. Anthon [More]

Anita Savage

Anita N. Savage, 64, of St. Marys, OH was called to Heaven at 8:14 p.m. Tuesday [More]

Local pictures on September 14th, 2018

Subscriber stories on September 14th, 2018

Area native flips his script, says others can, too

Celina book signings set

CELINA - Celina native AJ Gibson is excited to return to his hometown, which played a role in inspiring his new book "Flipping the Script."

Gibson said the book is his first writing attempt outside of school papers. He shares his life struggles and how he overcame them.

Exemption sought for winter manure application

CELINA - County officials are pushing for exemptions to the winter manure application ban that they believe would make the moratorium more effective.

Chickasaw projects to begin soon

Village plans water plant, tower

CHICKASAW - Construction of the village's water treatment plant and nearby water tower is scheduled to begin next week, village council members learned during Wednesday's meeting.

Local chicken farm seeks to renew permit

Huelskamp Farms LLC, a layer-hen operation, is asking the Ohio Department of Agriculture to renew its permit to operate for another five years.

Following is information on the operation:

Name: Huelskamp Farms LLC, 2763 St. Peters Road, Fort Recovery.

Roughriders sweep Bulldogs

CELINA - Thursday's St. Marys-Celina girls tennis match was all about experience against youth.

The senior-laden Roughriders improved to 6-1 in Wes

Local Roundup

Flyers roll past Panthers

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

State-ranked Marion Local won its first MAC volleyball match of the season and improved to 6-2 overall with a 25-21, 25-20, 25-5 victory over Parkway on Thursday night at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford.

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