Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:34PM EST until January 26 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches possible.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 12:34PM EST until January 23 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to noon EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While temperatures are expected to be in the upper single digits (above zero), a northwest wind at 10-15 mph will make temperatures feel as if they are colder than 10 below zero.
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
Active Killer Training
Law enforcement training changed after the Uvalde massacre
By Abigail Miller
ROCKFORD - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office's Active Killer Response Training is underway this week at Parkway Local Schools, with 52 officers from police agencies in Mercer County and neighboring Portland, Indiana, signed up to participate.
Since its inception nine years ago, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said the training has greatly evolved due to recent incidents such as the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school massacre in which police waited far too long to confront the gunman. [More]
All areas signed up for EMS district
Communities hope to get levy on ballot
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - All 15 political subdivisions have passed resolutions necessary to establish a new Mercer County joint Ambulance District, the first step toward putting a property tax levy on the ballot to pay for additional paramedics and firefighters in parts of the county. [More]
Obituaries on July 3rd, 2024
Urban Dirksen
Urban J. Dirksen, 85, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 1, 2024, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Henry Kohnen
Henry Kohnen, 65, formerly of Celina, died on Jun. 24, 2024, at his residence in Rocky Top, Tennessee. [More]
Joan Siegel
Joan I. Siegel, 76, Fort Loramie, died on July 1, 2024, at Miami Valley Hospita [More]
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Subscriber stories on July 3rd, 2024
Rockford OKs $2.9M '25 budget
ROCKFORD - Village councilors on Tuesday approved the 2025 budget at $2.89 million, of which about $1 million is dedicated toward a street reconstruction project.
Fort Recovery to receive $440K state grant
The village of Fort Recovery has landed another big state financial award, this time nearly $440,000 through the Safe Routes to School program.
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Coldwater celebration venue changed
COLDWATER - The venue for tonight's Red, White and Blue Celebration has been changed from Coldwater Memorial Park to the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools' auditoria due to expected inclement weather.
Councilors OK using portion of grant for study
MINSTER - Village councilors on Tuesday night voted to use a portion of a recently awarded $100,000 state grant to hire a Sidney engineering firm to conduct a study on a proposed multi-use trail from Minster to neighboring Fort Loramie.
Dietz holds off Giere to win at Pike Run
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Tom Haines
Botkins' Ross Dietz held off Coldwater's Ben Giere to win the boys' 16-18 year-old division at the La
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