Friday, October 4th, 2019 | 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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Friday, October 4th, 2019

Medical issues handled by school nurses double since 1990s

By Tom Stankard

School nurses may be overlooked, but they are responsible for everything from caring for a sick student or removing a splinter from a student's hand to ensuring students take their medications.

Nurses Kim Smith and Candy Weitz at Celina City Schools and Jodi Weigel at Coldwater Exempted Village Schools say the job is demanding, but they still enjoy taking care of students every day. [More]

Manning up

St. Marys gets short-handed goal to beat Celina

By Gary R. Rasberry

CELINA - With the Western Buckeye League boys soccer firmly in the hands of Shawnee, Thursday's boys edition of the Grand Lake Derby between St. Marys and Celina had considerations not only for second place in the league but also shoring up their positions going into Sunday's tournament draw. [More]

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More funding OK'd for fairground resurfacing

CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday morning moved to adjust the contract price of the fairground resurfacing project for additional materials needed to finish the job.

Board OKs restroom project financing

CELINA - Mercer County Fair Board members on Wednesday finalized decisions on financing for the upcoming restroom project.

They agreed to finance t

Board: Register to vote now

CELINA - Officials aim to drum up interest in the Nov. 5 general election by hosting a special event on Monday at the Mercer County Board of Elections office in the county courthouse.

A wee bit aggressive

Cards use aggressive serving to beat Flyers

NEW BREMEN - Aggressive serving is New Bremen's thing.

Marion Local knew that entering Thursday's match, too. Coach Anthony Chappel used the word aggressive five times when talking about New Bremen in his postgame presser.

Redskins sweep Indians

ST. HENRY - St. Henry took command midway through the first set and never looked back in defeating arch-rival Fort Recovery in straight sets (25-18, 25-21, 25-16) on Thursday night to stay atop the Midwest Athletic Conference standings.

Wildcats advance to state

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Colin Foster

The Minster boys golf team will compete at the Division III state golf tournament next week after qualifying for a second straight season at the district tournament at Stone Ridge in Bowling Green.

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