Freeze Warning issued April 24 at 2:16PM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.
* WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Today 49° Today 49° 33° 33° frost Tomorrow 57° Tomorrow 57° frost 38° 38°
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
By William Kincaid
The majority of Celina downtown merchants at a meeting Wednesday night spoke out against a proposal to switch to parallel parking on the city's Main Street.
More than 50 concerned business owners and residents packed the conference room of the city's water treatment plant to discuss the forthcoming Main Street reconstruction project. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Local residents will have an opportunity to Go Green and use alternative energy through the Eco-Smart Choice program offered by American Municipal Power (AMP)-Ohio.
Village Administrator Don Harrod told village councilors Tuesday night he has received some inquiries in recent months, including one from a local company regarding such an option. [More]
Obituaries on December 18th, 2008
Lois M. Amstutz, 84, of Fort Recovery, died at 6:45 a.m. Dec. 17, 2008, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Charles Burkhardt, 84, 691 state Route 29, Celina, died at 1:12 p.m. Dec. 16, 2008, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
John F. Dircksen Jr., 84, 2547 state Route 364, Egypt, died at 1:53 a.m. Dec. 17, 2008, at his residence. [More]
Barbara Ann Knapke Eggers, 68, of Eaton, died Dec. 15, 2008, at Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash. [More]
Max Evans, 77, of rural Spencerville, died at 3:14 a.m. Dec. 18, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
F. Delilah "Dee" Fishpaw, 97, of Lima died at 7:05 a.m. Dec. 17, 2008, at The Ridge at Shawnee. [More]
Former Chattanooga resident Darlene Sue Gibbons, 69, of Ohio City, died at 5:10 p.m. Dec. 16, 2008, at Van Wert County Hospital. [More]
Michael E. Group, 45, of Urbana, died at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 16, 2008, in Henry County, Ind., as the result of an auto accident. [More]
Donald G. "Don" Kremer, 78, of Kettering, died Dec. 13, 2008.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. [More]
Former St. Anthony resident Bernard C. "Bun" Loshe, 85, died at 5:19 a.m. Dec. 18, 2008, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Robert J. Roetgerman, 61, 15 Rummel Creek Drive, New Bremen, died at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 16, 2008, in Henry County, Ind., as the result of an auto accident. [More]
Local pictures on December 18th, 2008
Subscriber stories on December 18th, 2008
Architects present first drawings of new school to board members
ST. MARYS - Some parents are asking school officials why there was no automatic alert during the recent bomb scare near the school. Short answer: The school had been secured and the students were not in jeopardy. Local law enforcement endorsed the decision not to alert parents en mass.
Celina city residential and commercial property owners will be assessed an additional fee on their utility bills beginning Jan. 1.
This week city councilors approved the final reading of an ordinance establishing a storm water utility fee.
Amos Steinbrunner is '97 Coldwater High School graduate
PIQUA (AP) - Fifteen Ohioans, including a Coldwater man, claimed their shares of the $207 million Mega Millions jackpot Wednesday.
Fourteen employees of the city of Piqua were joined by one relative of a city worker as they finalized their claim at the Dayton regional office of the Ohio Lottery.
Longtime school board member Mike Hoelscher resigns
MINSTER - Superintendent Gayl Ray had good reason to smile Wednesday night as she presented board of education President Jeff Monnin a copy of U.S. News and World Report along with laminated newspaper articles proclaiming Minster High School the best of the best.