Frost Advisory issued October 9 at 1:05PM EDT until October 10 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
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Frost Advisory issued October 9 at 1:05PM EDT until October 10 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
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Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Local man runs from court after sentencing
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - After being remanded into police custody on Wednesday following his sentencing, a 33-year-old Celina man reportedly fled the Mercer County Courthouse and was tased twice before being arrested nearby in downtown Celina.
Kyle R. Poplaski was initially sentenced to five years of community control sanctions and ordered to undergo treatment at The WORTH Center in Lima on one count of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a fourth-degree felony. [More]
Obituaries on October 9th, 2025
Salvatore Ellinger
Salvatore James Ellinger, age 73, fondly known as Sal, entered this world on October 29, 1951, in Van Wert, Ohio to Virgil Eugene and Nancy (Ganci) Ellinger. [More]
Bronx Rammel
Our beautiful boy, Bronx Tristan Gene Rammel, age 5 months, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. [More]
Local pictures on October 9th, 2025
Subscriber stories on October 9th, 2025
St. Marys BOE accepts coach Blackburn's resignation
ST. MARYS - St. Marys City Schools Board of Education members on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the boys varsity basketball coach, who quit last week amid an ongoing police investigation.
Cardinal Boost
New Bremen looks to upgrade track, stadium
NEW BREMEN - During a special meeting Wednesday night, New Bremen school board members heard a presentation from Garmann Miller about a potential $2.3 million track and stadium renovation project.
Parkway explores parking crunch
ROCKFORD - Facing a parking crunch, especially during sporting events, Parkway Local Schools officials are looking into adding about 61 more parking spaces at the high school, which would cost up to $275,000, according to a preliminary estimate.
Celina man, 43, arrested on drug charges
CELINA - A 43-year-old Celina man was charged with drug possession during a traffic stop after officers reportedly found methamphetamine residue in his vehicle.
Museum recounts items frozen in time
Ike Coate
The Mercer County Historical Society
Mercer County Historical Society staff found several interesting and unusual items while inventorying, or accessioning, pieces in the museum's basement. Try to guess what they are.
Celina's Thobe competes at district tennis
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina senior Isabelle ended her season at the Division II district girls tennis tournament held at Port Clinton on Wednesday.
Cavs, Cardinals face off in MAC contest
  With four more weeks in the high school football regular season, teams are looking to secure playoff berths or lock up conference hopes.
At Cardin
MAC, WBL had surprising results last week
  Most years I mention how the MAC games are finishing as expected but the WBL always throws out an interesting result or two. Well, this year the MAC is keeping up with their WBL brethren.
Two-Minute Drill
CELINA at BATH
Bath Stadium
The Bulldogs enter looking for consistency after playing a strong first half last week against Elida before getting ou
Goal Line
Impact Players
Offense
Caleb Schmidt, RB, St. Marys
42 carries for 315 yards and six touchdowns in the Roughriders' 42-35 victory over Van Wert.
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New Bremen vs Coldwater volleyball

Parkway vs New Knoxville volleyball

Coldwater vs Ottoville girls soccer

Minster Oktoberfest parade
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Today in History: October 9, Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
What's on the 2025 Ballot Part 4: St. Marys BOE
By Abigail Miller
  ST. MARYS - St. Marys City Schools district voters are set to choose three school board members from four candidates vying for the seats in next month's general election.
Incumbents Ron Wilker and Karl Dammeyer are up for reelection. They are joined in the race by newcomers Jared Duebler and Cameron Aller. [More]
What's on the 2025 Ballot? Part 4: St. Marys council
By Abigail Miller
  ST. MARYS - Voters in the 4th Ward of St. Marys will have a choice between two local women to represent them on city council during the Nov. 4 general election. It's the only contested city council race this year.
Incumbent Democrat Arienne Childrey, appointed to the seat by the county's Democratic party in January, will go up against Republican Erin Buchanan for the seat previously held for 20 years by the late Robin Willoughby. [More]
Staying on top
New Bremen beats Coldwater to earn share of MAC
By Joe Schatz
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen entered the night needing a win and a St. Henry loss to clinch at least a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference title. After a 26-24, 25-19, 15-25, 25-21 win over Coldwater at the Nest and a Versailles victory over the Redskins, New Bremen secured a share. [More]
Obituaries on October 8th, 2025
Frances Gehret
Frances Ann (Lange) Gehret, age 92, of Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen (f [More]
Berdell Miller
Berdell "Berd" Marie Miller, 98, of Mendon, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 6, 2025 at Otterbein Senior Living in St. Marys. [More]
Thomas Griner
Thomas L. Griner, age 88, of Minster, Ohio, died on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen, Ohio. [More]
Roger Settlage
Roger Settlage, 95, of New Knoxville, Ohio, died 6:29 A.M. Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in the Emergency Department of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
David Ballweg
David G. Ballweg, age 68, of New Knoxville, died on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 11:12 A.M. at the Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. [More]
Donald Bair
Donald Dwight Bair died as a result of a traffic accident October 3rd.
Dwight [More]
Local pictures on October 8th, 2025
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Danone to invest $166M in Minster expansion
Village approves 10-year tax abatement
MINSTER - Danone U.S. is expected to invest $166 million and create 30 new jobs as part of a major expansion of its yogurt facility in Minster.
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Mercer hosts Dispatcher In-Service
Free event draws dispatchers from dozens of counties
CELINA - More than 100 dispatchers from dozens of agencies across Ohio and Indiana converged on Market Hall at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Celina Tuesday for the county's Dispatcher In-Service Day.
Early voting is underway
CELINA - Early voting got underway Tuesday for the Nov. 4 general election that has major economic implications for local schools, governments and various agencies and departments.
Work proceeds on new subdivision phase
ROCKFORD - Village councilors heard at Tuesday's regular meeting that village crews are continuing work on the second phase of Shanes Crossing, a subdivision west of town.
Coldwater man, 37, arrested on drug charges
CELINA- A 37-year-old Coldwater man accused of trying to swallow a bag of cocaine during a traffic stop was charged with tampering with evidence and drug possession in Mercer County Common Pleas Court last week.
Parkway sweeps New Knoxville
ROCKFORD - New Knoxville gave Parkway a battle for three sets, but the homestanding Panthers held tough and picked up their fifth Midwest Athletic Conference win of the season in a 25-20, 25-12, 25-23 win over the Rangers at Panther Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Versailles defeats St. Henry
Compiled by Joe Schatz and Gary R. Rasberry
Versailles took the first two sets over St. Henry and handed the Redskins its second Midwest Athletic Conference loss of the volleyball standings in a 25-20, 25-22, 13-25, 25-15 victory at Tiger Gymnasium in Versailles.
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
What's on the 2025 Ballot? Part 3: Auglaize tax measures
By Abigail Miller
  WAPAKONETA - A 10-year renewal of Auglaize County's existing sales and use tax of 0.5% is on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.
The 0.5% sales tax, in place since 1996, generates approximately 20% of the overall revenue for the county's general revenue fund. It averages around $4 million of total revenue annually. [More]
Cooler weather makes for easy fishing
By Matt Tuttle
  Good day everyone. I hope everyone is doing well.
Summer sure is trying to hold on. We will be looking for days like those in the middle of December.
There is cooler weather in the long term forecast, and that always excites me. This means the fish will be getting ready for the fall transition into winter which means they will be feeding heavily. [More]
Obituaries on October 7th, 2025
Donald Bair
Donald Dwight Bair died as a result of a traffic accident October 3rd.
Dwight [More]
James Reed
James Joseph Reed, age 83 of Celina, Ohio passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 at the Devine Nursing Home at Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Jacqueline Gallehue
Jacqueline "Ann" Gallehue, of Celina, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Celina Manor. [More]
Local pictures on October 7th, 2025
Subscriber stories on October 7th, 2025
St. Marys law would require helmets for bikes, e-bikes
ST. MARYS - St. Marys City Council is one step closer to enacting its first law related to the usage of electronic bikes and scooters.
The council'
Fort OKs payment for Butler St. project
FORT RECOVERY - Village councilors at Monday night's regular meeting moved to make a final payment to Tom's Construction for the Butler Street reconstruction project.
Harvest update: Early planting yields OK
CELINA - As expected, the area's ongoing drought conditions have impacted some crop yields, area ag officials told The Daily Standard this week.
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2 men face Mercer County indictments
CELINA - A 24-year-old Van Wert man and a 39-year-old Coldwater man were indicted late last month, one on felony firearm and one on drug charges.
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Cavs shut out Big Green
COLDWATER - It was a successful senior-night sendoff for the Coldwater girls soccer team, as the Cavaliers dominated play and picked up a 2-0 win over Ottoville Monday evening.
Celina falls in WBL finale
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina wrapped up its regular season with a tough five-set loss at Defiance in Western Buckeye League volleyball pla
Watching the ASF threat
Deadly pig disease lurks just south of U.S.
CELINA - Though African Swine Fever (ASF) has yet to make it to the United States, pork industry leaders remain vigilant, as the deadly disease was recently detected in the Western Hemisphere for the first time in nearly four decades.
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Monday, October 6th, 2025
Always on the run
Area cross country runners compete at Lions Invitational
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater hosted the final tuneup before conference and postseason cross country meets as the annual Lions Invitational took place on Saturday, bringing in over 20 teams from around the area.
The Versailles boys set themselves up as the top team heading into the Midwest Athletic Conference meet, which will be on the same Coldwater course this Saturday, by winning with 46 points. Bryan was a distant second with 73 with Crestview third with 92. [More]
Obituaries on October 6th, 2025
Ruthalene Bricker
Ruthalene Bricker, age 83, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025, at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing at Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on October 6th, 2025
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Lake level down due to summer drought
Still, treatment trains worked well
CELINA - Total rainfall so far this year has been very low, causing Grand Lake's water level to plummet and likely preventing lake officials from reaching their goal of processing a billion gallons of water through treatment trains in 2025.
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