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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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
Teenagers throughout Mercer County will be wearing blue April 29 as a means of increasing awareness of abortion and the number of unborn lives lost daily.
Local interest in National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day has increased dramatically since the first observance six years ago. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. MARYS - St. Marys rebounded from a tough loss to perennial Western Buckeye League power Elida to shut out Celina 5-0 in league play at the Memorial High School Courts.
The Roughriders even their league match mark to 2-2 as the NetDogs drop to 1-3 in the WBL. [More]
Obituaries on April 19th, 2008
Former Chickasaw resident Helen Kramer Connolly, 75, of Reynoldsburg, died April 15, 2008, at the Ohio State University Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Edward L. Huecker, 62, 13050 Luthman Road, Minster, died at 2:14 a.m. April 17, [More]
Arnold H. "Bozo" Stelzer, 79, 1521 Irmscher Boulevard, Celina, died at 6:16 a.m. April 18, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
John A. Wilson, 81, of 67 Southmoor Shores Drive, St. Marys, and of Holiday, Fla., died at 3:23 p.m. April 17, 2008, at his St. Marys residence. [More]
Local pictures on April 19th, 2008
Subscriber stories on April 19th, 2008
The wooden bridge on Burrville Road in Mercer County will be demolished and replaced with a new concrete bridge for more than $800,000.
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Longtime political advocate Owen Hall has resigned as chairman of the Mercer County Republican Party.
Hall, who joined the local party in 1952 and has headed it since 1990, made the announcement last week.
The St. Marys baseball team got a strong pitching performance from Sam Rammel and took advantage of leadoff walks in two innings to slip past Celina 2-1 in Western Buckeye League play on Friday at Montgomery Field.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Cory Klenke fired six innings of seven-hit baseball and belted a two-run home run to put the game out of reach as Coldwater went to 3-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play with a 6-0 win at Versailles.
MINSTER - Two of the many adages in baseball are, bases on balls will always come back to haunt, and, if you are a pitcher you never want to give your opponent runs after your team has put runs on the scoreboard.