CELINA - A 71-year-old Celina man was fined and put on probation in August for repeatedly littering beer bottles near the shores of Grand Lake in West Bank Park.

Jerald Schulze was sentenced to a year of community control sanctions and 10 days in jail, suspended, and fined $100 plus court costs for one count of stream littering, a third-degree misdemeanor. [More]

Good day everyone. I hope everyone is doing well.

Wow, is it me or is this the busiest time of year?

I thought summers were busy, but this time of year in preparation for the holidays is a lot.

So if you are feeling the pressure to perform or meet deadlines, you are not alone. I'm super busy booking guide trips and preparing for the 2026 tournament season. Our season starts in January usually in Florida. [More]

ROCKFORD - About 20 people on Monday evening heard the tales of two railroads that elevated Rockford, then Shanes Crossing, to a bustling hub of activity.

Andy Enyart, a Celina High School graduate, spoke at village hall during the Shanes Cros [More]

NEW KNOXVILLE - A 39-year-old St. Marys man accused of intentionally starting a forest fire Sunday on the west side of Moulton-New Knoxville Road near New Knoxville was arrested for felony arson.

The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office received multiple calls at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday to an area west of Moulton-New Knoxville Road between Cloverleaf Road and Washington Pike on reports of a male that appeared to be starting fires in a nearby woods, Sheriff Mike Vorhees told The Daily Standard. [More]

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen's Mary Rindler announced that she will be continuing her volleyball career at Morehead State and will play for the Eagles.

Rindler will be majoring in an undecided science. She led the Cardinals in kills with 357 and added 82 blocks, also a team lead. She was named to the All-Midwest Athletic Conference first team. [More]

MARIA STEIN - The entrance to St. John the Baptist Cemetery is now marked by a metal archway bearing its name that lends a solemn air of elegance to the final resting place of scores of parishioners.

In a touching tribute to the cemetery's namesake, the top layer of the two pillars supporting the archway consists of bricks salvaged from the adjacent St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, which was badly damaged in a May 29 conflagration. [More]

NEW MADISON - Going on the road in the playoffs and winning is supposed to be hard. Coldwater is making it look easy after picking up over 500 total yards in a 48-29 win against Tri-Village to continue its postseason run.

The win puts the Cavaliers in the Division VI Regional Final, where they will take on an Anna team fresh off a 28-8 win over Springfield Northeastern. It will be a rematch of last year's Regional Final, where Coldwater ran away victorious en route to a state title. [More]