Dense Fog Advisory issued October 12 at 5:05AM EDT until October 12 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Warren, Darke, Mercer, and Montgomery Counties.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Special Weather Statement issued October 12 at 4:43AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Patchy dense fog with visibility of one quarter mile or less will be present this morning.
Motorists should be prepared for rapid changes in visibility. Allow for greater distances between vehicles, use low beam headlights, and allow extra time to reach your destination.
55° 55° patchy Mon 84° Mon 84° patchy 66° 66° Tue 87° Tue 87°
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
Mendon man seeks damages for daughter's death
By Shelley Grieshop
A Mendon man has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking more than $1.5 million from the Parkway school district, its school board and a former golf coach for the traffic death of his daughter two years ago.
James Shaffer, 11661 state Route 707, also is seeking the monetary damages from Mercer and Van Wert counties, through their county commissioners, for failing to provide a safe roadway. [More]
From Associated Press
By Matt Crenson
AP National Writer
AUSTIN Texas - David M. Walker sure talks like he's running for office. "This is about the future of our country, our kids and grandkids," the comptroller general of the United States warns a packed hall at A [More]
Obituaries on October 31st, 2006
David Vaughn Foster, 41, of Mount Prospect, Ill., died Oct. 27, 2006, following a short battle with cancer. [More]
Eldon B. Haberkamp, 80, 08244 Airport Road, New Knoxville, died at 5:23 p.m. Oc [More]
Martha P. Heck, 69, 220 W. Walnut St., Mendon, died at 11:40 a.m. Oct. 27, 2006, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Albert L. Knapke, 88, 3991 state Route 219, Coldwater, died at 3:10 p.m. Oct. 29, 2006, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Former Celina resident Patrick J. Moran, 74, of Old Hickory, Tenn., died Oct. 29, 2006. [More]
Florentine Rose, 82, of Celina, died Oct. 30, 2006, at Celina Manor Nursing Hom [More]
Lucille A. Snyder, 88, of the Gardens at Wapakoneta, died at 12:42 p.m. Oct. 30, 2006, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]
Local pictures on October 31st, 2006
Subscriber stories on October 31st, 2006
Attorneys for the Parkway Local Schools board of education and Mercer and Van Wert counties replied recently to the civil suit filed against them by James Shaffer of Mendon on behalf of his daughter, Brittany, who was killed in a car accident Oct. 5, 2004.
VERSAILLES - Helen Gard, hotel manager at the Inn at Versailles, often senses a presence in one of the guest rooms.
The smell of men's cologne wafts through the air of the freshly cleaned room, replacing the expected scents of sanitizing cleaner.
Daily Standard editorial
Any one of the over 700,000 Ohioans currently earning the state's minimum $5.15 per hour - even if they are working full-time - is not taking home an
Wet weather has put Ohio's harvest behind schedule, and it's threatening to make the corn and soybean crop smaller this year.
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