Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
Celina man sent to prison for reckless homicide
Schmidt sold pain patch which killed local woman
By Margie Wuebker
Phillip Roy Schmidt is headed to prison for 13 years after an unsuccessful bid to withdraw his Alford guilty plea, obtain new court-appointed attorneys and head to a jury trial.
The 60-year-old Celina man, charged in connection with the drug-related death of a local banker, learned his fate in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday morning - two days after filing a motion citing coercion, duress and badgering during plea negotiations. [More]
Treasured gifts from long ago
Christmas past and present
By Shelley Grieshop
It's tough to describe the jubilance of finding that perfect, gotta-have present under the Christmas tree.
As a child, it's a moment like no other - one that's rarely matched in adulthood by leather wallets and fancy perfume.
Area community leaders recently shared their "best gift ever" with The Daily Standard. Interestingly enough, some still have their decades-old gifts. [More]
Obituaries on December 24th, 2009
Dorothy Brandewie
Dorothy A. Brandewie, 80, 2030 Golf View Drive, Celina, died at 4:02 a.m. Dec. 23, 2009, at her residence. [More]
Mary Ann Klosterman
Mary Ann Klosterman, 87, 1899 Flaler Road, Fort Recovery, died at 8:12 p.m. Dec. 22, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Phyllis Myers
Phyllis J. Myers, 82, of Celina, died Dec. 23, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Jerome Pottkotter
Jerome L. Pottkotter, 84, 2150 state Route 119, Fort Recovery, died Dec. 23, 2009, at his residence. [More]
Sharon A. Tobe
Sharon A. Tobe, 46, 2632 Fort Recovery-Minster Road, Fort Recovery, died of nat [More]
Karma Van Schoyck
Karma W. Van Schoyck, 92, 04373 Ohio 197, Celina, died at 8:45 p.m. Dec. 22, 2009, at her residence. [More]
Audie Wilcutt
Audie M. Wilcutt, 83, 1609 E. Market St., Celina, died at 12:56 a.m. Dec. 22, 2009 in her daughter's home in Deland, Fla. [More]
Local pictures on December 24th, 2009
Subscriber stories on December 24th, 2009
Local children write to Santa
Christmas past and present
Thanks to hundreds of letters penned by area youngsters or their parents, Santa Claus knows just what to pack into his sleigh today before calling out "On Dasher, on Dancer, on Comet and Vixen" and departing on an annual globe-trotting excursion.
VoluTEENs at hospital bring Christmas joy
COLDWATER - A throng of teenagers dressed in Christmas garb - including a Santa Clause and a giant squirrel - wassailed through the hallways of the Mercer County Hospital.
Being cut in seventh grade motivated IC's Myers
Reflecting back to the winter of 1960, Kerry Myers chuckles as if he just heard the funniest joke in the world.
Although it was a half-century ago
High school bowlers roll on Wednesday
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The West Ohio High School Bowling Conference got a round of bowling in before taking the holiday weekend off as Community Lanes in Minster hosted Week Four action of the varsity boys and girls.
Pilarczyk retires, Archbishop Schnurr takes helm
America's longest-serving Roman Catholic archbishop is officially retired and his replacement has taken over.
Pope Benedict XVI on Monday accepted
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