CELINA - Area school superintendents breathed a sigh of relief last week as Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state's biennium budget into law with a record 67 vetoes, preventing the enactment of multiple clauses that would have resulted in cuts or changes to public school funding. [More]

  CELINA - Executives of local health care systems believe the federal tax and spending bill will inflict damage to their industry but said it's just too early to calculate the impending fallout in precise dollars and cents.

Still, neither Mercer Health nor Joint Township District Memorial Hospital indicated any immediate plans to close facilities or cut staff in statements made to The Daily Standard, stressing they will continue to provide the best care possible to their patients. [More]

  ST. HENRY - Coldwater needed a little bit of everything to keep their season going.

After rallying for an 8-7 win over Minster in their first game of the day, the Cavaliers scored in every inning to take a 12-5 win over Marion Local in the Losers' Bracket final at the Wally Post Atheltic Complex. [More]

CELINA - Despite being neighbors, coworkers and classmates, there is a language barrier between Celina residents who are U.S. citizens and the Marshallese people who live here, creating a cultural divide and disconnect.

Lydia Lanny, executive director of the Ohio Marshallese Community, wants to create a dialogue between the groups, starting by tackling the language barrier. [More]