CELINA - A 28-year-old Celina man walking near the middle of a highway was struck and killed by a semitrailer early Saturday morning.

Brendan S. McKinney was pronounced dead at the scene on U.S. Route 127, just north of Celina in Jefferson Township, Mercer County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Martin Emerine told The Daily Standard. [More]

COLDWATER - After 72 years in business, Raffel's Engine Service, a purveyor of lawn and garden equipment and, since 1989, Polaris off-road vehicles, is coming to a close.

Owners Walt "Oop"and Sandy Raffel earlier this month announced that their [More]

FORT RECOVERY - The roller coaster that is Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball had a loop-de-loop style of game on Friday at Fort Site Fieldhouse.

Marion Local had a 10-point lead at halftime, saw Fort Recovery come back to within a bucket in the waning seconds of the third quarter and a point in the fourth quarter before the Flyers took control to open their basketball season with a 53-39 win, handing the Indians their first loss of the season. [More]

CELINA - Community members came out to the Mercer County Fairgrounds Thursday evening to get their first view of the cavernous interior of the Grand Event Center, a versatile venue designed to host livestock shows, concerts and much more.

Families, groups and individuals streamed through the exterior "shell" of the 175-foot-by-400-foot Grand Event Center on the northwest side of the fairgrounds during a public preview tour. [More]

NEW BREMEN - A 12-0 New Bremen run in the fourth quarter was able to put a dent in St. Henry's lead, but thanks to some sticky defense early on, the Redskins had plenty of padding.

St. Henry held New Bremen to just three field goals and eight points in the second and third quarters combined, opened up a 24-point lead in the third quarter, and held on for a 44-32 victory Thursday night at the Nest. [More]

CHICKASAW - A community website could be in Chickasaw's future after councilors voted Wednesday night to authorize an application for a state grant to finance the project.

Board of Public Affairs member Cole Van Gundy presented council with information about possible website development using a portion of a $20,000 grant the village is seeking from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The grant application must be filed by Dec. 19, according to Van Gundy. [More]

ROCKFORD - For Parkway's Emmery Temple, St. Francis in Indiana was the perfect fit for both her professional and softball aspirations.

"Their academic program is fantastic," Temple said. "Especially going into physical therapy with hopefully in the future getting my doctorate."

Temple posted a .440 batting average with four home runs, 28 RBIs and 14 stolen bases last year for the Panthers. [More]