Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 1:49PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 9 and 11 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 1:32PM EST until January 26 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Extreme Cold Watch issued January 24 at 1:32PM EST until January 27 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Sun 16° Sun 16° heavy heavy likely Mon 10° Mon 10° slight chance chance
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Two pupils suspended; face expulsion
By Margie Wuebker
Two Marion Local High School juniors were suspended Wednesday morning in connection with bringing a loaded handgun on school property.
A truck driver contacted St. Marys Police shortly after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to report he passed a 2005 Pontiac and spotted what appeared to be a handgun in the lap of a front-seat passenger. The sighting reportedly occurred at the intersection of McKinley and Spruce streets in St. Marys. [More]
Division III Softball District at Bath
By Ryan Hines
BATH TOWNSHIP - The Parkway softball team picked the perfect time to be playing their best.
Strong pitching, flawless defense and timely hitting carried Parkway to a 4-0 win over Evergreen on Wednesday in Division III district semifinal action at Bath High School. [More]
Obituaries on May 20th, 2010
Rita Emma Wenning Bollheimer, 86, Minster, formerly of Fort Loramie, died at 6:35 a.m. May 19, 2010, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney. [More]
Thelma E. Schulze, 80, Russia, died May 19, 2010, at Versailles Health Care Center in Versailles. [More]
Local pictures on May 20th, 2010
Subscriber stories on May 20th, 2010
Business operators accused of unfair labor practices
COLDWATER - A local factory is being investigated for unfair labor practices allegedly related to an attempt by workers to unionize.
The National L
MINSTER - A 43-year-old Minster woman was killed when her car slammed head-on into a semitrailer on state Route 29, north of Sidney, at noon on Wednesday.
MENDON - A year's subscription to the long-gone Mendon Herald Newspaper was $1.50, half due in advance. When the 80-year-old owner/editor died in 1945 there was no money to bury him let alone get a tombstone.
Two adults and three special needs students were injured Wednesday afternoon when the Auglaize County school van they were riding in flipped onto its top in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 33.
Graduates of specialized curriculum plan to pursue degree in related fields
FORT RECOVERY - The first class to take four years of courses in the school's Project Lead The Way (PLTW) curriculum is soon graduating, and the engineering program offered at Fort Recovery, St. Henry and New Bremen schools has made an impact.
Division IV Baseball District at Coldwater
COLDWATER - After an opening game that was not a work of art, the nightcap of the Division IV baseball district doubleheader at Coldwater was a bit of a gem.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The tennis season for Grand Lake area boys wrapped up on Wednesday as no local representative advanced after the first day of action at the Division II tennis district at Port Clinton.
One Final Curtain Call
Greg Bollenbacher's words brimmed with nostalgia when asked about how it all began.
Juggling through his mind were the days packed with the simplicity of a seventh-grade boy.