CELINA- A Celina man has been indicted on nearly 100 felony counts for allegedly defrauding people out of more than $1 million.

Christopher T. Wendel, 58, was indicted by a Mercer County grand jury on 80 counts of unlawful securities practices, a second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-degree felony; seven counts of grand theft, a fourth-degree felony; six counts of telecommunications fraud, a fourth-degree felony; and three counts of aggravated theft, a third-degree felony. [More]

CELINA- Summer is often a time of rest and relaxation for most students. However, those involved in 4-H have been busy working on projects for the 172nd Mercer County Fair Aug. 8-14 in Celina.
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4-H is a community of young people across America who learn leadership, citizenship and life skills as they work in partnership with adults on a variety of projects - from food and forestry to rockets and rabbits, according to www.ohio4h.org. [More]

  For the second time in three years, The Daily Standard has been named one of the best newspapers in the state. It won first place in general excellence at the Ohio Associated Press Media Editor's awards ceremony at Villa Milano Banquet and Conference Center in Columbus on Sunday. [More]