Freeze Warning issued April 25 at 3:32AM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31. * WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
CELINA - Area superintendents have asked Tri Star director Tim Buschur to explore establishing a different Tri Star governing structure that would offer them more say in decision making, Celina school board members learned at their meeting Monday.
Superintendents also want to look into maintaining the Tri Star compact while establishing Tri Star as its own entity, Buschur said. Such a move would redirect local and state funds directly to Tri Star. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local school board members at their meeting Monday night approved added incentives for school bus drivers to create more interest in the positions as some drivers are expected to retire at the end of the year.
Richard Clair "Cowboy" Stein Sr., age 70 of Rockford, Ohio passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools board of education members on Monday night approved creating a capital projects fund for three proposed projects, including a $3.2 million athletic facility.
ST. MARYS - City police and utility staff will be getting raises after council approved new 3-year contracts for both unions during their meeting Monday night.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department officials in a news release Monday reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 in the county since their last report on Thursday, raising the cumulative number of cases to 7,366 since the pandemic began two years ago.
COLDWATER - Police chief Jason Miller during Monday's brief council meeting thanked Celina police for their help with a search warrant and the subsequent recovery of suspected drugs.
CELINA - City council members on Monday night passed emergency legislation authorizing the hiring of an additional human resource coordinator and moved to take ownership of a property through forfeiture.
The Daily Standard newspaper and six staff members have been named finalists for awards in the annual Ohio Associated Press Media Editor's 2021 newspaper contest.
