Extreme Heat Warning issued June 30 at 12:43AM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 105 expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
Local wheat farmers might be eating hotdogs and setting off fireworks rather than harvesting their crops this weekend.
Many farmers target July 4 to harvest wheat. However, the ground is so wet due to record rainfall and flooding, many will not be able to get into their fields, local ag officials said. [More]
SIDNEY - A St. Marys man on Tuesday was sentenced to seven years in prison for starting a fire that killed a 50-year-old man in Shelby County in December.
ST. HENRY - A local landscape employee was listed in critical condition this morning at a Dayton hospital after an accident at noon Tuesday at the intersection of U.S. 127 and state Route 119.
CELINA - The overall transportation budget funded by the federal government for income-eligible residents in Mercer County increased nearly 20 percent this year.
TIPP CITY - A Fort Recovery man was arrested Saturday afternoon in Tipp City and charged with multiple violations including drug trafficking and child endangering.
I had the chance to go one-on-one with Scoonie Penn last Thursday at Murotech Court in St. Marys, the site of his basketball camp to assist the efforts of St. Marys Tailgate for Cancer (To clarify: we didn't actually play basketball, that would have been embarrassing. It was an interview).
