Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 | The Daily Standard

Flood Watch issued August 12 at 8:52PM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM 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 Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of thunderstorms are possible Thursday evening through the overnight hours. These storms could lead to additional flooding.

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2020

Officials: Six more virus cases in area

By Leslie Gartrell

WAPAKONETA - Five more people in Auglaize County have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the county's total to 28, and one more person in Mercer County has tested positive, bringing it's total to 14.

Health commissioner Oliver Fisher said he does not believe the new cases represented a related outbreak. With increased testing and new testing criteria, an increase in the number of cases is to be expected, he noted. [More]

Mercer Health revenue down 50%

By Sydney Albert

COLDWATER - Mercer Health's financial turnaround over the last fiscal year may help cushion the blow from disrupted operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even so, hospital administrators are looking at various funding options as they start the new fiscal year in uncharted waters. [More]

Obituaries on April 23rd, 2020

Sidney Showalter

Sidney L. "Sid" Showalter, age 72, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 2:09 am at Mercer Health Systems in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]

Local pictures on April 23rd, 2020

Subscriber stories on April 23rd, 2020

'You were to stay home'

From polio in 1945 to the current pandemic, Ken Kremer was there

COLDWATER - The COVID-19 pandemic has sent an 85-year-old Maria Stein man back in time to more than half a century when he spent the better part of a year in hospitals recuperating from the dreaded disease of the day - polio.

St. Marys school year plans coming

ST. MARYS - School board members at Tuesday's meeting discussed plans for the remainder of the school year.

Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday announced that Ohio's K-12 schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Free masks to be distributed Friday in Celina

More than 6,000 masks available

CELINA - Together for a Change, a group of Mercer County volunteers that makes fabric masks for medical personnel plans several local events to distribute the masks free of charge to Mercer County residents.

Amazing Athletes

'Physically imposing'

Keith Wenning first gained attention during his sophomore year.

He had everyone's attention by the time he was a senior.
In the 2007 Division I

Amazing Athletes

'Queen of the Ring'

The Coldwater "Ring of Honor" features 207 pictures of All-Ohio athletes - some of whom are repeat honorees.

Karla (Klosterman) Gruenwald's pictures occupy a large amount of space.

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