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* 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.
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2014
DeWine limits access to facial recognition data
By Kathy Thompson
State Attorney General Mike DeWine is restricting law enforcement access to a facial recognition database following controversy over privacy issues and overly broad use of the system.
DeWine recently narrowed access to the system - available through the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway - to a handful of officers across the state, including four detectives at the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. [More]
Obituaries on August 5th, 2014
Randy Tomberlin
Randy A. Tomberlin 59, St. Marys, died suddenly at 1:50 a.m. Aug. 4, 2014, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Louis Fleck
Louis Leroy Fleck, 75, Knoxville, Tenn., died suddenly July 27, 2014, during a family visit to Piedmont, Calif. [More]
Evelyn Ahrns
Evelyn M. (Hemmelgarn) Ahrns, 79, Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes Aug. 3, 2014, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Verna Buschor
Verna M. Buschor, 93, St. Henry, died Aug. 4, 2014, at The Gardens at St. Henry [More]
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Subscriber stories on August 5th, 2014
Celina softball team makes pitch to raise $125,000
CELINA - The Celina High School girls softball team hopes to raise $125,000 by Aug. 15 to pay for the conversion of Jim Hoess Field at Westview Park into a new softball complex.
Art show this week leads up to St. Marys Summerfest weekend
ST. MARYS - The 25th annual St. Marys Artfest is in full swing this week at St. Marys Community Public Library to help kick off the 31st annual St. Marys Summerfest.
Ruling expected soon on chief's bid to get back post
Local civil service commission slated to meet on Friday
CELINA - The local civil service commission is expected to rule this week on former police chief Dave Slusser's bid to get his job back.
The commis
Summer not much of a vacation for athletes
Remember as a child you couldn't wait for school to get out? That was the time when summer vacation actually meant vacation.
For me, the summer wa
AMFY Waves have great showing at Junior Olympics
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA (AMFY) Waves swim team had a spectacular showing at the 2013 AAU Junior Olympics held in Des Moines, Iowa, finishing fourth overall in the combined team scores.
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