Saturday, March 17th, 2018 | 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.

◀ March 19th, 2018

March 16th, 2018 ▶

Saturday, March 17th, 2018

Celina man dies in two vehicle crash

By Tom Stankard

CELINA - A Celina man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Friday afternoon that also also reportedly injured a New Bremen man.

Joshua Bruns, 37, New Bremen, was heading north on U.S. 127 in a 2015 Isuzu box truck sometime before 2:40 p.m. when he reportedly maneuvered his vehicle left of center for an unknown reason, according to a Mercer County Sheriff's Office news release. [More]

Obituaries on March 17th, 2018

Mary Schulze

Mary Lou Schulze, age 89, of Russia, Ohio died at 1:35 AM on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]

Rosalyn Fahncke

Rosalyn M. "Rosie" Fahncke, 84, of Wapakoneta died at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Otterbein, Cridersville. [More]

James Schaffner

James W. "Jim" Schaffner, 76, of Decatur, Indiana and formerly of Willshire, Oh [More]

Aaron Rose

Aaron Rose, 40, St. Sebastian, died March 16, 2018. Services are pending at Hog [More]

Esther Johnsman

Esther C. Johnsman, age 90, of Celina, passed away Thursday evening, March 15, 2018, at the Miller Place in Celina. [More]

Local pictures on March 17th, 2018

Subscriber stories on March 17th, 2018

Area youths plan to march for their lives

Event seeks to call attention to gun violence

CELINA - Some local students and community members are eager to add their voices to a growing national chorus demanding actions be taken to prevent school shootings such as the massacre last month in Parkland, Florida.

Dunham's reopens after tornado repairs

CELINA - Dunham's Sporting Goods on Havemann Road has reopened with a fresh store layout after having been temporarily closed for four months due to heavy damage inflicted by a Nov. 5 tornado.

Two thumbs up

Banged-up Prenger scores career-high 23 as Flyers trounce Redskins for state berth

KETTERING - Marion Local's Tyler Prenger had tape wrapped around his right thumb for Friday night's Division IV regional final against Fort Loramie.

But Prenger only needed one good thumb to give a performance worthy of two thumbs up.

Subscription information or Buy this E-Edition