Special Weather Statement issued March 17 at 3:42AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Scattered snow showers will continue through mid morning. With temperatures well below freezing, light snow accumulations will combine with lingering black ice from overnight, to create some slick spots on area roadways. In addition, brisk westerly winds will gust in the 25 to 35 mph range this morning. If traveling this morning, allow for some extra time to reach your destination. Be prepared for slick conditions, especially on bridges and overpasses as well as untreated surfaces.
Todd Mangen, director of the Ohio State University Extension office in Mercer County, will be out of a job in May as a direct result of funding shortfalls at the state level.
Mangen, who also is a field educator in charge of numerous agriculture and environmental programs, has served the county for about five years. He was one of 22 OSU extension agents terminated last week as part of an overall restructuring project the agency is undergoing to combat budget cuts. [More]
A garage was destroyed and a home damaged by fire Friday night along Parker Street in St. Marys.
The owner of the property, Doug Obringer, 409 Parker St., was home when the fire broke out and was able to escape without injury. A cause has not yet been determined. Firefighters were on the scene for approximately three hours. [More]
Rosella F. "Sally" Monnier, 87, of Marker Road, Versailles, and formerly of Sawmill Road, Fort Loramie, died at 2:08 p.m. Friday at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. [More]
Several Mercer County bars, bowling alleys, clubs and their patrons dug into their pockets during tough times and helped collected nearly $5,000 recently for a St. Anthony soldier seriously injured Jan. 8 while serving in Afghanistan.
St. Marys senior Paul Lauth completed his high school wrestling career with a victory to earn Division II All-Ohio status at the 2009 State Wrestling Tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University on Saturday.
