Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 8:03AM EST until January 20 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
The holiday shopping season was slightly more profitable locally than in 2007, despite the tanking U.S. economy.
Sales taxes collected in December were up 0.77 percent from the previous year, according to figures released this week by the Mercer County Auditor's Office. Ohio as a whole isn't doing as well; statewide sales taxes dropped almost 10 percent in December. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - It wasn't a pretty win for the Fort Recovery Indians, but it was a special night for their star.
The Indians struggled with a feisty group of Marion Local Flyers before prevailing by a score of 53-46, but junior Greg Kahlig made the night memorable by scoring his 1,000th career point. [More]
LIMA - A dominating performance in the second quarter was more than enough to help the Celina boys basketball team pick up a road win over Lima Bath on Friday night.
MINSTER - The New Knoxville Rangers won a share of its third consecutive Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball title Friday night as they survived a trip to Minster, coming away with a 48-43 win over the Wildcats in the 130th renewal of their rivalry.
Parkway snagged the lead away from St. John's in the second quarter and pulled away in the second half to improve to 3-4 in the MAC with a 53-48 win at Panther Gymnasium. The Blue Jays fall out of contention for the conference title at 4-3 and 12-4 overall.
