Freeze Watch issued April 24 at 9:37AM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
PORTLAND, Ind. - A jury found former Fort Recovery assistant softball coach Shelby Hiestand of Portland guilty of murder Wednesday in Jay County Circuit Court after deliberating for about three hours.
She is the second woman to be convicted of unclassified felony murder in the death of Shea Briar, a 31-year-old from Portland, though her defense team attempted to convince jurors to convict her on lesser charges of reckless homicide or involuntary manslaughter. [More]
Five candidate petitions submitted to the Mercer County Board of Elections for the Nov. 2 general election were rejected this week for either not having enough signatures or because the candidate's signature was missing on certain documents.
The rejected petitions mean some races on the Nov. 3 election ballot will no longer be contested. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County health district officials on Wednesday encouraged residents to wear a mask in indoor public places as the county's transmission rate and cases of COVID-19 continue to climb.
ST. MARYS - A local group of art and history lovers hope to raise roughly $3 million to revitalize the St. Marys Theater and Grand Opera House by the city's bicentennial in 2023.
ST. MARYS - School officials are preparing for the coming school year, and though exact enrollment numbers won't be available until next month's board meeting, student enrollment in kindergarten is up.
The village of Fort Loramie has been awarded a $19,350 hazardous- training grant from the the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, according to a PUCO news release.
Area girls golf teams traveled to the Mercer County Elks on Wednesday for the annual Gary Broering Memorial Tournament, which honors longtime St. Henry golf coach Gary Broering, who died in May of 2019.