Thursday, May 12th, 2022
Celina native and wildlife investigator is first Ohioan to receive award
By William Kincaid
COLUMBUS - Kandy Klosterman, a Celina native and veteran wildlife investigator, blazed yet another trail on Wednesday by becoming the first Ohioan to receive the prestigious 2022 Guy Bradley Award.
Klosterman, the state's first female wildlife investigator who has worked numerous high-profile cases, picked up the award at the Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference at the Ohio State University's Ohio Union in Columbus. [More]
St. Marys gets two victories on first day of league meet
By Daily Standard Staff
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Tom Haines
The competition on the first day of the 2022 Western Buckeye League Track and Field Meet was as hot as the weather on Wednesday afternoon at Van Wert High School.
Complete results from the finals of three boys field events, two girls field events and the boys and girls' 4x800-meter relays were not available at the conclusion of the first day, with the results not being posted until this morning. [More]
Obituaries on May 12th, 2022
Jerome "Jerry" H. Schwieterman, 83, of Portland, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at his home. [More]
Mary Beth Lawson, 77, of St. Marys, OH died Monday May 9, 2022 at her residence [More]
Lillian N. Hellwarth, age 51, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Lima Memorial Heath System in Lima, Ohio. [More]
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Official says bite off one piece at a time
A woman stands in the middle of her kitchen looking at all the work she needs to do. She has to clean the counter, sweep, organize the fridge and mop the floor. She's overwhelmed and doesn't know where to start.
CELINA - Mercer County Health District staff and board of health officials during their meeting Wednesday made plans to run the recently defeated tax levy at the Nov. 3 general election.
CELINA - City officials plan to apply for a grant to help pay for the replacement of lead service lines from meter pits into customer buildings.
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ROCKFORD - School board members during their Wednesday meeting wished eighth grader Natalie Moeller well as she prepares to travel to Washington, D.C., for the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
CELINA - Defiance wasted no time demonstrating why it's atop the Western Buckeye League.
Celina's Brady Steinbrunner was hit hard in the first inning and Defiance starter Bradyn Shaw allowed just two hits as Celina took an 8-1 WBL loss in a baseball game at Montgomery Field on Wednesday.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Nolan Schmitz scattered two hits and struck out 10 Delphos St. John's batters as St. Henry knocked the Blue Jays out of a share of first place in the Midwest Athletic Conference with an 8-1 win in Wednesday baseball action at Stadium Park in Delphos.