Freeze Warning issued April 24 at 10:02PM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.
* WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Today 49° Today 49° 33° 33° frost Tomorrow 57° Tomorrow 57° frost 38° 38°
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
Frigid temperatures to remain through Friday
By William Kincaid
A frigid blast of snow and wind pummeled the Grand Lake area Wednesday, with dangerously cold temperatures expected today and Friday.
The low temperatures combined with west to northwest winds are expected to produce wind chills down to minus 30 degrees tonight. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning until late Friday afternoon. [More]
By Janie Southard
Many energy providers consider the local area a prime center for large-scale wind and biomass energy projects, says the energy services director of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF).
Dale Arnold, of the OFBF, will talk to local residents Monday about energy providers considering Auglaize and Mercer counties for future development. [More]
Obituaries on January 15th, 2009
Marilyn "Susie" Blair, 78, 257 Farnsworth Drive, St. Marys, died at 12:40 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Louis D. Shaner, 87, 649 E. Livingston St., Celina, died at 8:50 a.m. Jan. 14, 2009, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on January 15th, 2009
Subscriber stories on January 15th, 2009
Mercer County commissioners are jumping into the real estate market with hopes of improving the value of a few local properties and neighborhoods.
MARIA STEIN - A long-distance friendship between two educators has sparked an opportunity for Marion Local Schools to join a select group of districts in the world offering a Mandarin Chinese language program called Confucius Classroom.
The only head coach the Parkway softball program has ever known will be paid the highest honor this weekend.
Mark Esselstein will be inducted into
The Celina Athletic Hall of Fame committee will be inducting its 2009 class on Saturday night between the jayvee and varsity boys basketball games against Toledo Rogers at the Fieldhouse.
Both teams are coming off a shorter week with Sunday wins. St. Henry beat Celina in the teams' first meeting since 1985 while the Blue Jays won their annual Sunday meeting with Lima Central Catholic at Arnzen Gymnasium.