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Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
By Daily Standard Staff
CELINA - Mercer County voters in multiple townships approved levies for fire protection Tuesday night, while voters in the Village of Mendon passed a renewal levy for the village's operating expenses.
Hopewell Township voters overwhelmingly passed the 1.95-mill renewal levy along with a 0.3 mill increase for fire protection. [More]
By Erin Gardner
  ROCKFORD - The Rockford Village Council witnessed the swearing in of a Rockford resident to council to fill a vacant seat Tuesday night.
Joel Temple won out over one other candidate the council was considering. The 42-year-old lifelong Rockford resident is a production manager at engineering company Danfoss in Van Wert. Temple has three sons. [More]
Obituaries on November 4th, 2026
Daniel John Stelzer, 66, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2026 at Elmwood in New Bremen. [More]
Karen Sue Wilt, 76, Jackson Center, died at 12:01 p.m. Oct. 28, 2026, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on November 4th, 2026
Subscriber stories on November 4th, 2026
CELINA - Republican State Rep. Angie King, Celina, was elected to a third term during Tuesday night's general election, handily winning over Democrat Arienne Childrey for the second time with 80% of the vote.
Republican Jim Jordan won reelection to the U.S. House in Ohio's 4th Congressional District Tuesday and will represent Mercer and Auglaize counties i
CELINA - Keith Faber, a Republican currently serving as Ohio auditor, was defeating Democrat John J. Kulewicz in the Ohio attorney general race, as of press time.
CELINA - Ohio voters on Election Day handily passed State Issue 3, enshrining a photo ID requirement in the state constitution.
State Issue 3 garnered 66% or 2,675,817 votes.
The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 71-year-old Logan County man found in a ditch after he'd previously been reported missing.
MINSTER - The Minster Village Council approved a resolution Tuesday night accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the Auglaize County Budget Commission and also authorized the hiring of an intern for the public works department.
E-Edition update
In late results in the state of Ohio, political newcomer Kristina Knickerbocker was ahead of longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Turner in the Dayton-c
Bowling Green hands Celina first loss in regional semifinals
FINDLAY - The tough part about an undefeated regular season, is that the first loss stings even harder. Celina girls soccer felt that on Tuesday night in Findlay, as Bowling Green score first and last to beat the Bulldogs 2-1 in the D-III regional semifinals.