Winter Storm Warning issued January 23 at 1:32PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 9 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 10 AM Saturday to noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 23 at 1:18PM EST until January 24 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 12 below zero.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
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Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - Firefighters rescued two children from an upstairs bedroom after a fire broke out around 11:37 a.m. Tuesday at 221 S. Ash St., Celina.
Upon arrival, firefighters noted heavy smoke coming from the second-story apartment. Cynthia Coate, the [More]
Cardinals fend off Redskins to pick up seventh win of the season
By Gary R. Rasberry
NEW BREMEN - Tuesday's girls' basketball game between New Bremen and Fort Loramie was a typical scrappy game between the teams.
The Cardinals took the lead for good late in the second quarter and then held off the Redskins for the final 16 minutes in winning 49-41 at Cardinals Gymnasium to improve to 7-1. [More]
Obituaries on December 20th, 2017
Margie L. "Marge" Dilworth, 62, Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on December 18, 2017, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Richard Dee Moden, age 77 of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday Dec. 19, 2017 at the St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Alice H. Yaney, age 89, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at 12:35 AM on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Elmer B. Grilliot, age 88, of Young Street in Piqua and formerly of Yorkshire, [More]
Leonard H. Otte, age 94, of Cassella, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Local pictures on December 20th, 2017
Subscriber stories on December 20th, 2017
Neal McCoy, Joe Diffie to perform on Aug. 10
CELINA - Country music stars Neal McCoy and Joe Diffie will headline the 2018 Mercer County Fair's entertainment.
The two will perform on the opening night of the fair at 8 p.m. Aug. 10. The fair will continue through Aug. 16.
CELINA - Plans for the new Harley Jones Rotary Memorial Amphitheater continue to advance as city council members this week approved first reading of an ordinance to purchase materials for the new structure, the planned centerpiece of the new Bryson Park District.
MINSTER - Full-time village employees will receive a 3-percent pay raise for 2018, and part-time workers will receive an additional 25 cents per hour.
The raises were given after village council members met in executive session for about 35 minutes on Monday after the regular council session.
ROCKFORD - 101.3 WRKD Radio Station Manager Jim Crocker on Tuesday told council members he has launched his own business, Crocker Media Group LLC, to manage the station and has opened a checking account for that business to pay the cost of running the station.
School board to consider request for 10-year break
FORT RECOVERY - Cheeseman Transport officials are asking school board members to approve a 100-percent, 10-year tax abatement on a $1.7 million expansion to their building on State Route 119.
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Board of Elections office will be closed from Monday through Jan. 1, director Michelle Wilcox said in a news release
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway held Waynesfield-Goshen to eight points in the second half to come back and pick up its fifth win of the girls' basketball season and third win in a row with a 48-33 decision in Waynesfield.