ARCANUM - After getting swept a season ago in the district final, one would think Houston would try to do anything to avoid Fort Recovery volleyball.

But the teams met again in Monday's D-VI district semifinal, and much like their 2025 meeting, the Indians battled through some early jitters and swept the Wildcats 25-10, 25-9, 25-8 in Arcanum. [More]

  CELINA - A Connecticut-born abolitionist in the 19th century founded a manual training school for African Americans in Carthagena before later taking his fight for equality to the State of Kansas and becoming friends with John Brown, the famous insurrectionist who led a failed raid on Harpers Ferry. [More]

  

ST. MARYS - Heritage Trails Park District officials on Friday afternoon held a grand opening of the 70-acre E.J. Mackenbach Nature Preserve located at 14579 County Road 66A, less than a mile from the St. Marys High School/Middle School in Noble Township. [More]

MINSTER - With their running game getting stuffed with just 95 yards in 30 carries by the Fort Recovery Indian defense, the Minster Wildcats took to the air for 274 yards and three touchdowns in a 21-0 victory.

"We slammed our head into the wal [More]

  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]

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]

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]