Wind Advisory issued October 18 at 10:22PM EDT until October 19 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 3 AM to noon EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
58° 58° chance Sun 64° Sun 64° 40° 40° Mon 62° Mon 62°
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Saturday, May 16th, 2020
Play ball! Youth leagues discuss future plans
OHSAA to lift no-contact rule for 6 sports
By Daily Standard Staff
By COLIN FOSTER and GARY R. RASBERRY
sports@dailystandard.com
Youngsters are getting ready to play ball again.
Ohio's top leaders said Thursday that low-impact sports leagues and other activities will resume later this month. Yesterday, Gov. Mike DeWine's office released a list of mandatory safety guidelines to follow for the youth baseball and softball seasons. [More]
Obituaries on May 16th, 2020
Victor Baumer
Victor Baumer age 94, of Minster, passed away at 1:00 AM on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen. [More]
Lester Gehm
Lester W. Gehm, age 97, of Coldwater, died on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at his home. [More]
Margit 'Peg' Selhorst
Margit "Peg" (Bauer) Selhorst, age 91, of Coldwater, died on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on May 16th, 2020
Subscriber stories on May 16th, 2020
Local virus count increases by 7
CELINA - Six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported Friday have raised Mercer County's total to 116.
In Auglaize County, one new confirmed case raised that county's confirmed total to 51.
Planting Time
Pandemic or not, it's got to get done
Planting season is progressing on or even ahead of schedule, according to local experts, though they are concerned the recent cold snaps may cut yields.
Changes due to the virus
IC Festival will be scaled-down, virtual event
CELINA - This year's Immaculate Conception Festival has been reduced to a virtual and drive-thru event, the organizing committee announced in a Thursday news release.
Amazing Athletes
'Like Lauren'
Ahead of Minster's trip to the Division IV state girls basketball tournament in 1998, Daily Standard sportswriter Kirk Phillips wrote a piece on Lauren Shenk.
Amazing Athletes
'Gamer'
Rick Albers was always ready to go when game time arrived.
"He was just a gamer," one panel member said.
Be it on the gridiron, basketball court or baseball diamond, Albers was a natural.
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