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Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
Lost & Found
Lost dog Lilly rescued from lake, returned safe to family
By Erin Gardner
CELINA - In an unforgettable display of humanity, kindness and unwavering support from the community, a Pickerington family has been reunited with their 3-year-old pet boxer, Lilly.
Tom Dains and his family found themselves in a stressful situa [More]
Obituaries on July 8th, 2025
Robert Lilly
Robert A. Lilly, 72, of Saint Marys, went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 4, 2025, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in Saint Marys. [More]
Timothy Ball
Timothy L. Ball, 67, of Saint Marys, Ohio, died 5:45 A.M. Monday, July 7, 2025, at St. Ritas Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Irene Lochtefeld
Irene Catherine Antoinette (Bruns) Lochtefeld, age 96, formerly of Yorkshire, p [More]
Virginia Kuenning
Virginia E. Kuenning, 73, formerly of New Bremen, died June 29, 2025, at the Otterbein Senior Lifestyles Community, St. Marys, where she had resided since 2017. [More]
Thomas Schwieterman
Thomas J. Schwieterman age 25, of St. Henry and formerly of Coldwater, passed unexpectedly on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at his residence in St. Henry. [More]
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Fort Recovery officials plan new tax levy structure
Butler St., water tower nearly done
FORT RECOVERY - Village councilors on Monday night passed second reading of legislation to seek a ballot issue that would bump up the village income tax from 1 to 1.5%.
Coldwater mourns loss of teacher
COLDWATER - The Coldwater community is mourning the loss of Thomas Schwieterman, a beloved 25-year-old fourth grade teacher and coach at Coldwater Exempted Village Schools.
2025 ACME Baseball Congress State Tournament Preview
Hot at the right time
St. Henry looks to capture first state ACME championship
The summer did not start well for the St. Henry ACME baseball team, losing its first four games and being outscored 33-18.
But, as the old adage goes, it's not how you start but how you finish.
Grand Lake Fishing Report
Adjustment brings in the fish
Good day everyone. I hope all is well with you.
Hopefully you are recovering from the July 4th holiday weekend. It was perfect for watching firewo
St. Henry rallies to win state Junior ACME opener
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The St. Henry Junior ACME team scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning and held off a seventh-inning comeback by Marion Local for a 9-6 win at the state Junior ACME tournament quarterfinal on Monday at Ed Sandy Field in Elida.
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Photo Albums
St. Marys Seahawks vs Celina Sharks swimming

St. Henry Community Picnic

Mariners vs Xenia Scouts college baseball

St. Joe Festival Fireworks
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Monday, July 7th, 2025
School leaders feel they dodged a budget bullet
Schools feared cuts in school funding
By Abigail Miller
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]
Obituaries on July 7th, 2025
Vickie Shell
Vickie J. Shell, 76, a long-time resident of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Otterbein Nursing Home in St. Mary's, Ohio. [More]
Evelyn Stetler
Evelyn Joan Stetler, 91, of Rockford, Ohio passed away peacefully Sunday mornin [More]
Rosario Galán
Rosario Casanova Galán, age 94, of Celina, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2025 [More]
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3 injuries mar area fireworks festivities
Greenville cancels Sunday's fireworks
Three people were reportedly injured, including one child, in Darke County over the holiday weekend in two separate firework accidents, county dispatchers and Greenville city officials confirmed on Sunday.
Mariners swept by Scouts
Compiled By Gary R. Rasberry
The Grand Lake Mariners late-season woes continued as Xenia complete a series sweep of the Mariners over the weekend
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Saturday, July 5th, 2025
Area health execs concerned about new law
By William Kincaid
  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]
Obituaries on July 5th, 2025
Veronica Gehle
Veronica Ann "Ronnie" Gehle, age 79 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Monday, June 30, 2025 at the Gardens at Celina. [More]
Edward Jeffries
Edward (Ed) Jeffries, age 93 of Celina, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2025 at the Celina Manor. [More]
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4 hurt in 2-vehicle crash in Mercer
CELINA - A 62-year-old Coldwater man was airlifted to St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima and three others, including two children, were taken by squad to a local hospital following a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and State Route 219.
ACME Baseball District 4 Tournament
Ticket punched
St. Henry wins district, advances to state
ST. HENRY - St. Henry was in no mood to play two games on Thursday night.
The Redskins rallied from a 5-2 deficit to take an 8-7 lead after six inn
Mariners falter in ninth
CELINA - Cason Bennett's debut as a Grand Lake Mariner was as good as it could get.
But the bullpen was unable to make it a victorious one.
Xenia
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
Daily Double
Coldwater wins twice to reach district title game
By Joe Schatz
  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]
Obituaries on July 3rd, 2025
Deborah Beams
With deep sorrow and heartfelt love, we announce the passing of Deborah Darlene [More]
John Hoersten
John J. Hoersten, 90, of Rockford passed away Monday, June 30, 2025 at Ohio Hea [More]
Ruth Tangeman
Ruth H. Tangeman, age 74, of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 5:23 [More]
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Multiple fatalities reported in two area head-on crashes
ALLEN COUNTY - One person was killed and several others were injured in a five-vehicle accident on I-75 near Beaverdam in Allen County at about 3 p.m. Tuesday. At least one person was in critical condition.
Honored at Last
Woman who served in WWII finally has veteran's grave marker
MENDON - A trailblazing veteran nearly forgotten by history was honored late last month as a part of Mercer County Veterans Commission's first installation of its Veterans Marker Restoration Project.
Where to watch fireworks in the area
Here's a list of public and community fireworks shows scheduled for the July 4th weekend in and around The Daily Standard's distribution area.

TONIGHT
Fort Loramie
Liberty Days Festival at the Youth Park
10 p.m.
American dinner to remember
The Mercer County Historical Society
As the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence draws ever nearer, we are honored at the Mercer County Historical Society to showcase two very special artifacts related to the event.
Mariners fall in extras
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
A night after both teams combined for 25 runs with 10 runs coming in the final two innings, Grand Lake and Hamilton looked to have a more conventional game in the second game of a three-game series on Wednesday.
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Public Notices
Stay informed with Public Notices in print and online. In the past 30 days there have been 47 public notices. Including:
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