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2 weeks ago | 
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By Erin Gardner CELINA - In traditional April fashion, rain showers are bringing Ohio native wildflowers. Ohio's woodlands provide a large, colorful setting for an array of native wildflowers that can be seen now through mid-May, according to an Ohio Department of Natural Resources news release. "Come March … a rapid increase in temperatures of forest soils stimulates wildflowers to commence growth," reads ODNR's spring wildflowers field guide.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailystandard.com | Erin Gardner |Gary R. Rasberry
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
dailystandard.com | Erin Gardner
No, it's not just you - they've gotten brighter. By Erin Gardner CELINA-Experts say the lines between headlights illuminating roadways for safe driving and being too bright and potentially hazardous have become blurred.
When driving, especially at night, motorists must be diligent and pay keen attention to the road, other drivers and driving conditions. That can be difficult when one is temporarily blinded by an intense flash of light. [More]
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
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By Erin Gardner
CELINA - The night before a ballet performance, when all through the house, a Celina preteen is practicing her routine … as an angel, not a mouse.
Katelyn Fuelling, 11, is an angel in the Fort Wayne Ballet's 2024 production of "The Nutcracker."
The production, which is a longstanding holiday tradition, tells the story of a young girl, Clara, who receives a nutcracker doll from her godfather on Christmas Eve.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
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Marion Local captures 15th state title with dominating victory By Gary R. Rasberry CANTON - It didn't take long for Marion Local to put an exclamation point on the Division VII state championship game and its 2024 football season.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
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St. Henry dentist is training Mia to ease patients' fears By Erin Gardner
ST. MARYS - For Mia, a 3-year-old golden doodle, it will soon be tooth thirty every day.
Peter Moreland, owner and dentist at St. Henry Dental, is in the process of training Mia, his pet dog, to be a therapy dog at the dentist office.
"We've had her for a few years and just decided to put her through this program a couple of months ago," Moreland said of Mia. "She's still in training, but she's doing well.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
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Minster woman opens market for area artisans By Erin Gardner
MINSTER - From homemade jams and spices to jewelry to candles to home decor, Minster Market is making holiday shopping holly and jolly.
Minster native and business owner Erin Sudhoff opened what she describes as an artisan market on Oct. 26.
"Everything in here, besides the (remaining) Hallmark inventory, is (from) local artisans or businesses," she said.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
dailystandard.com | Erin Gardner
CELINA - Not many things compare to a crisp, cold beer after a long week. In that beer are four ingredients, countless hours and centuries of practice. A pair of Wright State University-Lake Campus professors on Friday laid bare the intricacies and science behind brewing beer at home.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
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Professors talk lagers, ales ­and what's in-between By Erin Gardner CELINA - Not many things compare to a crisp, cold beer after a long week. In that beer are four ingredients, countless hours and centuries of practice.
A pair of Wright State University-Lake Campus professors on Friday laid bare the intricacies and science behind brewing beer at home.
The audience learned how grains, or barley, and hops are grown, processed and handled to make high-quality beer.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
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By Erin Gardner ROCKFORD - After eight years with the district, superintendent Jeanne Osterfeld will step down at the end of December.
"It is just that - a notice," Osterfeld told school board members on Wednesday. "Like I said before, I'm looking to retire at the end of this calendar year of Dec.
