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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
Plant a tree, help the Earth
Celina family promotes care of the planet one tree at a time
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A Celina family of four spent the last few days planting trees along the Celina-Coldwater bike path to enhance the area's natural beauty, honor Earth Day and inspire others to follow suit in caring for the planet.
Fred and Marina LeJeune and their two sons, Kristian and Lukas, got to work on Friday and finished up on Monday by watering and staking the trees that they hope will flourish and provide shade and comfort for residents in the years ahead. [More]
Emotions run high after spring season gets called off
By Daily Standard Staff
By COLIN FOSTER and GARY R. RASBERRY
sports@dailystandard.com
The final decision weighed heavily on Ohio High School Athletic Association Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass.
"I have broken down a couple of times," said Snodgrass during a tel [More]
Obituaries on April 22nd, 2020
Sandra Leugers
Sandra K. Leugers age 63 of New Bremen, Ohio passed away at 2:00 AM on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Van Crest, St. Marys. [More]
Wilfred Tumbusch
Wilfred R. Tumbusch, age 87 of North Star, died Monday, April 20, 2020 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
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Third Auglaize virus death reported
Marks 2nd death in the county in less than a week
WAPAKONETA - A 72-year-old man is the third person to die of COVID-19 in Auglaize County.
The Auglaize County Health Department announced the death in a social media post on Tuesday afternoon. No further details about the man will be released, according to the health department.
Jobless benefit signup changes
Move aimed to ease deluge of requests
Pandemic-caused record jobless numbers have yet to show up in state unemployment figures, but officials are changing the application process to ease the crush of requests.
Minster considers cuts due to virus
MINSTER - Village officials are exploring possible cost-cutting measures to offset an expected decline in income tax revenues stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
Rockford waiting for direction from governor
ROCKFORD - Village administrators are awaiting state approval before allowing reservations for events such as graduation parties and before planning for summer events including Community Days.
Coldwater 'not going to rush' into decisions
COLDWATER - School board members on Tuesday evening discussed how staff, students and parents are faring as schools across the state will remained closed.
Amazing Athletes
The Daily Standard's "Amazing Athletes" series is a celebration of sports history that will feature profiles on standouts who helped put their schools on the map.
'Strongest and most natural'
She was an NFL Punt, Pass and Kick champion at an early age.
Maura Hoying showed off her full arsenal of skills when she arrived in high school, too.
'All-around athlete'
A lot has been written in The Daily Standard about Brody Hoying over the course of his high school and college careers.
That's because his athletic feats have given the staff plenty to write about.
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