Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 | The Daily Standard

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.

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Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

Russia upends Parkway

Panthers' season ends in 1-0 defeat at district tournament

By Colin Foster

COLDWATER - Parkway knocked on the door quite often.

But Russia never let them in.

And when the dust settled Monday at Veterans Field, the Raiders, despite being three-hit by Parkway hurler Brandon Gibson, got a clutch two-out, bases-loaded hit from Jordan Gariety in the bottom of the fifth that propelled them past the Panthers 1-0 in the loser's bracket final of the ACME District 4 Tournament. [More]

Obituaries on July 8th, 2014

Larry Emans

Larry Lee Emans, 66, formerly of Celina, died July 6 at Mercy Regional Hospital [More]

Everette Fannon

Everette E. Fannon, 92, Rockford, died at 1 p.m. July 6, 2014, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]

Michael Rosengarten Sr.

Michael W. Rosengarten Sr., 60, of Toledo, died July 7, 2014.

He was born Aug. 13, 1953, in Celina, to Lavern "Whitey" and Mary Dysert Rosengarten. [More]

Jean Schrolucke

Jean A. Schrolucke, 67, a resident of Shawnee Manor Nursing Home, Lima, and a f [More]

John Stiverson

Graveside rites for the cremains of John Floyd Stiverson, 60, Greenfield, Ind., [More]

Local pictures on July 8th, 2014

Subscriber stories on July 8th, 2014

Attorney backs city in firing of police chief

CELINA - A special hearing officer has ruled in favor of the city's decision to terminate former police chief Dave Slusser.

Scott Claussen, an att

Fort Recovery plans to upgrade playground

FORT RECOVERY - A major renovation of the Community Park playground is expected to be finished sometime in September, according to village administrator Randy Diller.

Mariners take tough loss at Lima

LIMA - After playing a string of games where they got runners on base but weren't able to bring them around to score, Grand Lake had trouble just getting runners on Monday night in Lima.

Mikesell verbally commits to Dayton

St. Henry's Ryan Mikesell watched the University of Dayton Flyers' run to the Elite 8 last season very closely.

The senior has family members who have attended the school. He has always been a fan of the school's basketball program and has long dreamed of being a part of it.

Former St. Henry runners take top spots at Challenge

A pair of veteran St. Henry High School distance runners took the top two places at Sunday's Redskin 5K Classic as part of the Mercer Health Countywide 5K Challenge.

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