Heat Advisory issued July 4 at 12:25AM EDT until July 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Remember, multiple days with excessive heat can have compounding effects.
Today 89° Today 89° slight chance chance 72° 72° likely Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° chance 70° 70° likely
Wednesday, August 25th, 2021
By William Kincaid
CELINA - City council members will consider legislation that would designate Celina as a sanctuary city for the unborn and outlaw abortion within its limits.
Councilors at Monday night's hourlong committee-of-the-whole meeting voted 5-2 to introdu [More]
Obituaries on August 25th, 2021
Viola I. Homan, age 87, of St. Rose, died Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the Gardens at Celina. [More]
Edward (Ed) Timmerman, age 70 of Independence Missouri, formally of Ft. Recovery, died at his residence on August 23, 2021. [More]
Lillian C. Homan, age 89 of New Bremen, Ohio, died Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the home of her daughter in Maria Stein. [More]
Daniel "Dan" J. Kaiser, 70, Fort Recovery, died Aug. 24, 2021, at his home.
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Subscriber stories on August 25th, 2021
WAPAKONETA - Thirty three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Auglaize County since last Thursday and health officials warned that cases were trending upward again as the highly contagious delta variant continues to circulate in the county.
CELINA - The Lake Facilities Authority will support Mercer County's purchase of approximately 117 acres of land that will be made into wetlands by providing a $100,000 match.
Mercer County's unemployment rate for July was 3.8%, a slight improvement from June's rate of 3.9%.
The county maintained its status as second lowest for joblessness among Ohio's 88 counties, according to an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services news release.
FORT RECOVERY - Down two sets to none, the St. Marys volleyball team had the third set almost in hand.
The Roughriders had a 22-19 advantage after
Coldwater's Etzler earns 100th coaching victory
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The hot and humid weather didn't dissuade Mercer County cross country runners from taking to the course at Wright State University-Lake Campus for the county meet.