Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 2:56PM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Most students at Haitian school helped by local volunteers doing well after quake
By Daily Standard Staff
By BETTY LAWRENCE and JANIE SOUTHARD
newsdept@dailystandard.com
There have been no reported injuries to the many local people in Haiti following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the island on Tuesday.
Word came at mid-morning today to the worried family of Marty Mescher: The Maria Stein native is OK. [More]
By Nancy Allen
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued final permits to a St. Henry poultry farm, clearing the way for it to become the second largest egg farm in Ohio.
Rindler Poultry LLC, 5478 Watkins Road, wants to expand to house almost 2.5 million birds from its current capacity of 1.29 million. [More]
Obituaries on January 13th, 2010
Catherine A. "Katie" Barhorst, 86, 94 S. Main St., Fort Loramie, died at 8:50 p.m. Jan. 11, 2010, at her home. [More]
Larry Charles Clay, 62, of Rockford and formerly of Perrysburg, died at 4:05 a.m. Jan. 8, 2010, at James Cancer Center, Columbus. [More]
Rex Eugene Johnson, 87, of Mendon, died at 6:30 a.m. Jan. 12, 2010, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Paul "Gene" Reish, 85, of Rockford, died at 11:56 p.m. Jan. 11, 2010, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Alice E. Tomlinson, 85, 96 Causeway Drive, St. Marys, and formerly of Lima, died at 5:42 p.m. Jan. 10, 2010, at the Golden Living Center, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on January 13th, 2010
Subscriber stories on January 13th, 2010
Mercer County
Mercer County agencies will operate with approximately $1 million less in 2010 than last year in anticipation of ongoing decreases in revenue.
Coun
Wabash River Conservancy District
The Wabash River Conservancy District board on Saturday approved an appropriations resolution for 2010 totaling $35,300, reported conservancy Secretary Lil Knapke.
Fort Recovery Local Schools
FORT RECOVERY - Administrators and classified staff at Fort Recovery Local Schools will not receive a raise next year.
Board of education members on Tuesday evening unanimously approved the new administrative salary index and classified salary schedules for the next two years.
NEW BREMEN - Village councilors opened a new chapter in its history Tuesday night as they took the oath of office in front of a Civil War flag at the Bicycle Museum of Ohio.
The owner of Wellness To The Core is stretching her yoga business with more classes and a new instructor.
Angel DeLong of Celina, owner, is upping
Remodeling is underway to turn a Galleria storefront into a full-service spa.
Located at The Breakaway Rec Plex before its closing, Revival Spa wil
COLDWATER - Tuesday's Shawnee-Coldwater boys basketball game was a bit of a grinder.
Both teams had runs in the contest, and it was just a matter of which team would outlast the other.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
It took two extra sessions for Celina and Findlay to decide matters in a Tuesday night nonconference matchup in Hancock County.