The Daily Standard

The Daily Standard is a locally owned newspaper located in Celina, Ohio. We cater to the Grand Lake region, covering all of Mercer County as well as the St. Marys, New Bremen, and Minster areas in Auglaize County.

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Wednesday, June 4th, 2025

3 days ago | dailystandard.com | Gary R. Rasberry

Fort Recovery rallies to advance to regional final By Gary R. Rasberry PLEASANT HILL - Fort Recovery fended off the opening salvo from Summit Country Day, then shut them down. Caden Grisez kept the Silver Knights scoreless for the next 5 ⅓ innings before Dylan Klenke shut the door to give the Indians a 6-2 win on Tuesday night at Newton High School to advance to the Division VI regional baseball finals. [More]
Coming up big

3 days ago | dailystandard.com | Gary R. Rasberry

Fort Recovery rallies to advance to regional final By Gary R. Rasberry PLEASANT HILL - Fort Recovery fended off the opening salvo from Summit Country Day, then shut them down. Caden Grisez kept the Silver Knights scoreless for the next 5 1/3 innings before Dylan Klenke shut the door to give the Indians a 6-2 win on Tuesday night at Newton High School to advance to the Division VI regional baseball finals.
Celina Wendy's is closed

5 days ago | dailystandard.com | William Kincaid |Gary R. Rasberry

By William Kincaid CELINA - The Wendy's restaurant in Celina unexpectedly closed over the weekend.
Tough ending

5 days ago | dailystandard.com | Robb Hemmelgarn |Gary R. Rasberry

Tri-Village ends Minster's season in regional final By Robb Hemmelgarn BELLEFONTAINE - Minster, ranked fifth in the final state Division VI softball poll, had defeated the state's third, fourth, and eighth-ranked teams through the postseason. Second-ranked and unbeaten Tri-Village remained the only obstacle for the Wildcats trying to make a second state berth.
Monday, June 2nd, 2025

5 days ago | dailystandard.com | William Kincaid |Robb Hemmelgarn |Gary R. Rasberry

BELLEFONTAINE - Minster, ranked fifth in the final state Division VI softball poll, had defeated the state's third, fourth, and eighth-ranked teams through the postseason. Second-ranked and unbeaten Tri-Village remained the only obstacle for the Wildcats trying to make a second state berth.
Saturday, May 31st, 2025

1 week ago | dailystandard.com | William Kincaid |Gary R. Rasberry

MARIA STEIN - The site of St. John the Baptist Church was abuzz with activity as PSC Crane & Rigging worked throughout the afternoon and evening Friday to successfully remove the church's three bells, together believed to weigh 3,000 pounds.
Records fall at regional meet

1 week ago | dailystandard.com | Gary R. Rasberry

By Gary R. Rasberry Compiled By Gary R. Rasberry The anticipated matchup between Coldwater's Izzy Zahn and Fort Recovery's Anna Roessner in two events at the state track and field championships is set after the two had big days at their respective Division III regional track and field meets on Friday. At Fostoria Memorial Stadium, Zahn won three individual events and ran a leg of a winning relay as the Cavaliers won the regional title with 106 points.
St. John: Crews set to begin analysis, salvage

1 week ago | dailystandard.com | William Kincaid |Gary R. Rasberry

By William Kincaid MARIA STEIN - The site of St. John the Baptist Church was abuzz with activity as PSC Crane & Rigging worked throughout the afternoon and evening Friday to successfully remove the church's three bells, together believed to weigh 3,000 pounds.
Friday, May 30th, 2025

1 week ago | dailystandard.com | Abigail Miller |Gary R. Rasberry

MARIA STEIN - The Rev. Ken Schnipke, pastor of The Christ Our Light Family of Parishes, said the best thing people can do right now is to pray for St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein, which was devastated by fire on Thursday afternoon. Looking at nearly 200 years of history MARIA STEIN - The oldest church in Mercer County, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, has been a gathering space for worship, weddings, baptisms and funerals for almost 200 years. ST.
Maria Stein man killed in Thursday crash

1 week ago | dailystandard.com | Gary R. Rasberry

From staff reports MARION TOWNSHIP - A 22-year-old Maria Stein man was killed and a 24-year-old Chickasaw woman was airlifted with unknown injuries following a head-on collision Thursday afternoon south of Celina, per a news release from Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman. Mercer County Central Dispatch received a 911 call at 12:43 p.m. of a traffic crash on Clover Four Road, east of Guadalupe Road in Marion Township, the release states.