High Wind Warning issued March 13 at 1:09AM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties. * WHEN...From 5 AM early this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Woodworking becomes niche for Coldwater man suffering blindness
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - Marvin Uhlenhake begins his daily walk to the workshop behind his country home as tall trees sway in the wind.
The grassy pathway leading to the door is as familiar to him as his wife of 25 years, yet his steps show apprehension and take him a few feet off course. [More]
Larry L. Hoffman, 52, Ansonia, died 9:56 p.m. Nov. 20, 2008, at the Ansonia Police Department. Cause of death has not been offically determined, as yet. [More]
Franklin Township in Mercer County has been approved for a $8,811 Ohio NatureWorks grant to buy land for greenspace preservation.
The original grant application requested the funds to buy a three-acre wooded parcel along a stream near the intersection of state Route 219 and Karafit Road.
Some local municipalities have been affected seriously by a national shortage of salt used to control icing on winter roads. Others have adequate supplies but are conserving its use.
