Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
WAYNE
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
Saturday, June 20th, 2026
By William Kincaid
Bryan Bills, a 2013 Coldwater High School graduate and Ohio National Guard Army veteran, is in the running for Military Friendly's Veteran of the Year 2026.
Military Friendly, which touts itself as a national movement connecting veterans, employers and schools, named Bills Ohio Veteran of the Year 2026 in June, advancing him to its national competition, where he is vying for the Veteran of the Year title in the higher education category. [More]
Obituaries on June 20th, 2026
Derl Burger, age 92, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2026. [More]
Sherry L. Wappelhorst, age 65, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Marilyn C. Huwer, age 86 of North Star, died on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Marcella Ann Klosterman, age 88, of Greenville passed away at 5:33 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at her residence. [More]
Thomas V. Fettig, 89, Lima, died at 3:38 a.m. June 16, 2026, at The Springs of Lima. [More]
Local pictures on June 20th, 2026
Subscriber stories on June 20th, 2026
CELINA - Mercer County has landed a $375,000 grant to widen a stretch of Philothea Road in Butler Township to support numerous agri-businesses and enhance safety.
New St. Henry press box began in mid-April
ST. HENRY- Football games at St. Henry's Wally Post Athletic Complex may look a little different this fall, as the district's athletic boosters put the finishing touches on a new press box.
Redskins sweep top honors
By GARY R. RASBERRY
grasberry@dailystandard.com
The success of the St. Henry baseball team brought the team to the Division VI state final four.
Redskins swept the three individual honors for the 2026 Daily Standard baseball Dream Team.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings, but were unable to