Heat Advisory issued July 29 at 1:52PM EDT until July 29 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Today 90° Today 90° patchy 71° 71° Tomorrow 88° Tomorrow 88° slight chance 66° 66° chance
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Monday, July 28th, 2025
Man saved from pit of poultry manure
By William Kincaid
GIBSON TOWNSHIP - A 56-year-old Fort Recovery man was rescued Saturday afternoon after reportedly crashing through a floor into a manure pit at a poultry farm outside Fort Recovery.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at 1:06 p.m. of a male trapped in a manure pit at 150 Watkins Road, Sheriff Doug Timmerman told The Daily Standard, noting that details were scant as the office's computers went down over the weekend. [More]
Obituaries on July 28th, 2025
James Phillips
James "Jim" Edward Phillips, age 93 of Saint Marys, peacefully finished his jou [More]
Richard Fontanini
Richard Fontanini, age 76, of Coldwater passed away Friday, July 25, 2025 at his home in Coldwater. [More]
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Subscriber stories on July 28th, 2025
St. John Church, gutted by fire, is hallowed ground
Worshippers hear inspiring message
MARIA STEIN - The beloved St. John the Baptist church may have been hollowed out by fire, but the charred structure that survived the May 29 conflagration remains hallowed by faith, the Rev. Ken Schnipke proclaimed Sunday afternoon to a throng gathered at the Knights of St. John Hall.
Going for the full pull
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
After rain washed out the first night of action on Friday, tractor pullers were able hook up to the sled in two sessions on Saturday at the National Tractor Pullers Association's Fort Recovery Grand Nationals held at Ambassador Park.
Mariners drop finale
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake ended its Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season on Saturday with a tiebreaker loss to Muskegon at Marsh Field.
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