Wind Advisory issued December 18 at 11:35AM EST until December 18 at 10:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Today 51° Today 51° 18° 18° chance Tomorrow 25° Tomorrow 25° slight chance 23° 23°
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Obituaries on October 4th, 2008
Marie Ruth Lessner, 82, Dayton, died Oct.3, 2008.
She was born Oct. 22, 1925 in Mercer County to Lewis W. and Bertha Merkle. [More]
Stories on October 4th, 2008
ST. MARYS - The proliferation of rockets by the U.S. not only prevented World War III during the Cold War, but led to the triumph of American nationalism over the Soviets, a retried aerospace engineer believes.
Community development director courting largest wind turbine supplier in America
The largest wind turbine supplier in the U.S. is sizing up Mercer County as a location for the first major wind farm in Ohio.
Mercer County Communi [More]
Mercer County Community Development Director Larry Stelzer is gathering information on wind energy companies to help interested landowners decide which company is offering the best deal.
MINSTER - Randy Houseworth says this festival weekend represents a major challenge. It will be the first in his new role as police chief as well.
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ELIDA - The strategy for Celina's offense at Elida on Friday night was simple - get the ball into the hands of playmakers Blake Moran and Alex Dues. [More]
ST. HENRY - After a scoreless first quarter, St. Henry looked to gain an advantage when it scored the first points of the game against Coldwater in the annual Backyard Battle. [More]
VAN WERT - After using the passing game the past two weeks to capture wins, the number-two ranked team in Division III St. Marys Roughriders went back to traditional Roughrider football.
NEW BREMEN - The Marion Local Flyers utilized all of their weapons and spread the scoring wealth in racking up a 49-7 victory over the New Bremen Cardinals on Friday night at Cardinals Stadium.
MINSTER - The Anna Rockets and Minster Wildcats both came into this matchup with identical 5-1 records and with hopes of securing big computer points toward a possible playoff berth.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Dan Dripps' 36-yard field goal with 2:21 left in the game allowed Wapakoneta to pull off the upset of the night in the Western Buckeye League, beating Shawnee 17-16 on Friday night at Harmon Field.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Jonathan Murphy had a breakout game as Versailles snapped a four-game losing streak in beating Fort Recovery 37-20 in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Hole Field in Versailles.
Local pictures on October 4th, 2008