Wind Advisory issued December 29 at 9:16AM EST until December 29 at 11:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A line of showers will sweep across the area during the early to mid afternoon. These showers could bring locally strong wind gusts. Behind these showers, more widespread strong wind gusts will develop with winds diminishing in the evening.
Today 60° Today 60° likely 38° 38° likely Tomorrow 45° Tomorrow 45° 40° 40° light likely
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Obituaries on September 15th, 2008
Robert E. Eley, 82, 219 Stella St., Celina, died at 10:55 p.m. Sept. 12, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Cyril L. Hausfeld, 82, of Maria Stein, died at 8:22 a.m. Sept. 14, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Emlyn R. Lampy, 88, 319 E. Livingston St., Celina, died Sept. 12, 2008, at his residence. [More]
Mary Lynn Lochtefeld, 64, 304 N. Mill St., Coldwater, died at 7:45 a.m. Sept. 1 [More]
Freda M. Moeller, 93, 06011 Kettler Road, New Bremen, died at 9:55 p.m. Sept. 12, 2008, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Thomas C. Weaver, 86, 425 North Pine St., St. Marys, died at 5:25 p.m. Sept. 12, 2008, at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Stories on September 15th, 2008
The remnants of Hurricane Ike roared through the area Sunday afternoon causing damage to some property and downing power lines, but winds locally were not as high as the 80 mph reported in other parts of the state. [More]
An undetermined amount of corn was damaged in the county due to strong winds Sunday, which could further reduce yields.
The county's lower lying soybeans appear to have fared all right.
Mercer County commissioners are considering a proposal by a local leadership group to do several projects - including the construction of a rope challenge course - at the 4-H Camp at Harbor Point in Celina.
Annual festival is Oct. 3-5; Heucker's parade appearance will be Oct. 5
MINSTER - Robert Huecker is no stranger when it comes to serving as Minster Oktoberfest grand marshal, as he has been a member of organizations like Minster American Legion Post 387 and the St. Augustine Catholic Church Choir, which earned such distinction in past years.
Jordan Moeller, it's been said, always had a smile on his face, no matter if he just birdied a hole or shot a quadruple bogey.
It's his spirit of p [More]
It's not always how you start that's important, it's how you finish.
That was the case for the Celina volleyball team on Saturday when Minster visited the Bulldogs at the Intermediate School.
Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway captured the Bath/Kewpee volleyball Invitational on Saturday, picking up three wins on the day to go to 11-2.
Local pictures on September 15th, 2008