Wind Advisory issued January 9 at 5:54AM EST until January 9 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM EST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Special Weather Statement issued January 9 at 3:26AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Occasional wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are expected today.
Winds will mainly be out of the south early this morning, before switching to the west during the late morning and early afternoon.
Secure loose objects, and use caution if driving a high-profile vehicle.
Today 58° Today 58° likely 36° 36° Tomorrow 44° Tomorrow 44° light likely 23° 23° light likely slight chance
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Obituaries on December 11th, 2012
Nora Lee Smith, 82, Celina, died at 4:47 p.m. Dec. 9, 2012, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
R. Lamar Roebuck, 80, Lima, died at 7:57 a.m. Dec. 10, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Leroy Earl Lower, 62, St. Marys, died Dec. 2, 2102, at the VA Medical Center in [More]
Lowell E. Liette, 80, North Star, died Dec. 10, 2012, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. [More]
Stories on December 11th, 2012
William Meyer talks of faith, bravery at St. Henry High School
ST. HENRY - William Meyer witnessed unspeakable atrocities at the age many modern American children receive their first cellular phones.
He was 11 when Gestapo officers arrested him outside the clockmaker shop of his neighbor, Corrie ten Boom, a Jewish sympathizer. [More]
Patrons switch to buying essential items
While the bad economy has been good for sales at stores featuring used inventory, the greater change has been in what shoppers are buying.
"We have [More]
CELINA - Some city council members are having second thoughts about allowing downtown businesses to put up sidewalk obstructions such as fences and advertising signs.
ST. MARYS - Water rates need to be raised as quickly as possible to offset funding deficits, city officials say.
City council members on Monday heard first reading of an emergency resolution that would raise water rates for St. Marys residents by 34 percent in two years.
MARIA STEIN - Treasurer Paul Gagel called the roll for the last time Monday night at the board of education meeting.
Gagel, who is retiring effecti
Coldwater
COLDWATER - Coldwater village council members on Monday approved legislation allowing the village to enter into an agreement with Miamisburg-based Solar Power and Light LLC to have solar panels installed near the wastewater treatment facility and village offices on Sycamore Street.
2013 appropriations higher than 2012
CELINA - With only one regular meeting scheduled for December, city council members on Monday night heard 20 pieces of legislation.
The centerpiece of the agenda was first reading of the 2013 budget.
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday heard the second of three readings to grant village employees an average 2 1/2 percent raise beginning in January.
A Celina man was sentenced recently in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court in connection with a drug-related incident.
Kyle E. Bourelle, 29, 632 Grove St., Celina, received a 9-month prison term after pleading guilty to abusing harmful intoxicants, a fifth-degree felony.
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen girls' basketball team got out to a strong start and did not let up as the Cardinals defeated Botkins 39-26 on Monday night at Cardinal Gymnasium. [More]
CELINA - Having a whole new team this year has Wright State University-Lake Campus women's basketball head coach Nikki Mescher joking that she feels like Kentucky men's basketball head coach John Calipari.
Local pictures on December 11th, 2012