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Friday, October 23rd, 2026
By Erin Gardner
  Over the next 10 days, hungry children will descend upon the streets of Mercer and Auglaize counties in search of sugary sweet candy. To maximize the Halloween havoc and high jinks, The Daily Standard has prepared a trick-or-treat guide complete with times, safety tips and what type of candy to expect. [More]
Marion Local, St. Henry pick up sectional wins
By Joe Schatz
ST. HENRY - With two Midwest Athletic Conference teams competing for the right to play each other, St. Henry and Marion Local took care of business in their D-VI sectional finals matchups Thursday night in St. Henry. In the late match, the Flyers had to battle to sweep a tall Spencerville team 25-20, 25-14, 25-13, while St. Henry found it a bit easier and beat Perry 25-4, 25-5, 25-8 in the opening game. [More]
Local linemen waste no effort when there's an outage
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Since joining the City of Celina's electric department in 2006, electric distribution superintendent Aaron Siefring has experienced five major storms, including four tornadoes, that caused significant damage and left the city in the dark, necessitating an all hands on deck approach to restoring power. [More]
Obituaries on October 23rd, 2026
Agnes (Kremer) Bertke, age 86, of Coldwater, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on October 23rd, 2026
Subscriber stories on October 23rd, 2026
First pieces being bid out now
CELINA - The Celina Planning Commission on Thursday night signed off on Celina City Schools' site plan to renovate the Tri Star addition of the current high school and build a track and field/football and soccer field complex.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - A 39-year-old Celina man arrested last week in Indiana as a part of an online predator investigation appeared in Hamilton County Superior Court this week to face charges of multiple child sex crimes.
CELINA - A 24-year-old Celina man was sentenced to a suspended jail sentence this week on a misdemeanor charge out of Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
WAPAKONETA - A 23-year-old Michigan man accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a 15-year-old at a St. Marys hotel was indicted for multiple child sex crimes this week in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.
COLDWATER - Everything that Nikki Etzler had on her checklist on Thursday night was checked off with ease.
Coldwater opened Division V tournament volleyball action with a 25-12, 25-3, 25-12 win over Fostoria in the sectional final at the Palace.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Evan Fledderjohann's early first-half goal held up for the rest of the match as New Knoxville captured the Division V boys soccer sectional title with a 1-0 win over Kalida on Thursday in Kalida.
NEW BREMEN - With a rematch against Parkway looming in the bracket, New Bremen was able to focus on the matter at hand, dispatching Lima Central Catholic in straight sets (25-8, 25-14, 25-18) in the Division VI volleyball sectional final Thursday night at the Nest.