Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Reporter places second in Associated Press contest

By Daily Standard Staff
Daily Standard reporter Betty Lawrence won second place as Best Columnist in the 2006 Associated Press newspaper contest. Awards were distributed Sunday during a banquet in Columbus.
The Daily Standard competed in Division II for newspapers with a daily circulation of 8,000 to 12,999.
Lawrence won for her monthly Naturally Speaking column. She has been with the Standard for nearly 40 years and also is in charge of the Town & County page.
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Mercer, Auglaize law enforcement needs equipment for GPS system
Cell phones have become a lifeline for people in emergency situations but their potential remains limited locally as authorities await technology updates. [More]
MENDON - No one seems interested in filling the zoning inspector position that Mike Bowling wants to give up.
Bowling recently informed Mendon Village Council members that he would like to step down from the position, but no potential successors have emerged. [More]
With the Western Buckeye League meet just over two weeks away, Celina hosted a pair of other top teams in the league for a trimeet.
The Celina women came away from the meet with a convincing win with 94 points while St. Marys was a distant second with 47 with Shawnee with 34. [More]
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MENDON - Village officials might implement a registration system for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), but said they have no plans to take the vehicles off the road.
COLDWATER - Fanning/Howey Associates again will attempt to correct a faulty soundproof wall separating the school's band and choir rooms at its cost, Superintendent Rich Seas said.
Local bar proprietors Dan Holtz and Ben Amstutz may differ in age. But the two beer-slingers share a common vision: creating a cross-generational drinking establishment and future restaurant that offers a variety of entertainment.
It was an up and down defensive performance on Tuesday night for the Celina softball team, but eight errors outweighed a handful of sparkling defensive plays as Elida came to Bill Feth Diamond and won the Western Buckeye League affair, 4-2.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina saw a five-run lead disapear in short order as Elida scored six times in the third inning to come away with a 9-6 Western Buckeye League win at Ed Sandy Field on Tuesday.
ST. HENRY - For the Coldwater Cavaliers, there was a great deal on the line Tuesday afternoon as they played the St. Henry Redskins in Midwest Athletic Conference action at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
MINSTER - It was perfect weather for the Minster Memorial and while the St. Henry boys defeated New Bremen and defending champion Minster, the Minster girls reclaimed the other portion of the title, outpointing second-place Versailles and third-place Delphos St. John's.