Extreme Cold Watch issued January 25 at 1:42AM EST until January 27 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight tonight to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 1:42AM EST until January 26 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight tonight to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Winter Storm Warning issued January 25 at 1:41AM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 7 and 11 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
9° 9° Sun 16° Sun 16° heavy 3° 3° heavy likely Mon 10° Mon 10° slight chance chance
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Find Date:
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Fewer called to serve
Departments have hard time finding, keeping volunteers
By William Kincaid
Mendon resident Iain Bruce believes firefighting is a calling.
And Bruce's commitment on a volunteer basis makes his opinion all the more plausible.
"We're volunteers. We all work full-time jobs," said Bruce, a volunteer firefighter for Mendon Fire Department and an assistant manager at Dominoes Pizza. [More]
Governor commutes sentence of local scammer
St. Marys businessman swindled over $300,000 from area investors
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - A former St. Marys businessman who swindled more than $300,000 from area investors - including two southern Mercer County men - was granted an early prison release by outgoing Gov. Ted Strickland.
Brian K. Selby, 43, the former owner o [More]
Obituaries on January 11th, 2011
Mary Granger
Mary M. Granger, 89, Union City, died Jan. 8, 2011, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]
Kenneth Patten
Kenneth Leo Patten, 65, Maria Stein, died at 9:42 a.m. Jan. 5, 2011, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. [More]
John Herron
John W. Herron, 64, Greenville, died at 4:25 p.m. Jan. 8, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton. [More]
Linus Bergman
Linus E. Bergman, 92, St. Henry, died Jan. 10, 2011, at his home.
He was born [More]
Local pictures on January 11th, 2011
Subscriber stories on January 11th, 2011
Abused girl continues to improve
CELINA - A 3-year-old Celina girl continues to show improvement at Children's Medical Center in Dayton following an incident at her home and her father remains incarcerated in connection with the child abuse case.
Buchy expected to fill Ohio House seat
Former state representative Jim Buchy of Greenville is expected to be appointed to the Ohio House of Representatives today to fill the seat of former representative Jim Zehringer, R-Fort Recovery, who is now the director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
State, local leaders to devise plan for Grand Lake
GRAND LAKE - Members of the Lake Restoration Commission (LRC) will meet privately Friday with new state government officials to discuss the master plan to restore Grand Lake.
New facilities may be added in park in time for 175th birthday celebration
ST. HENRY - If funds are available, new facilities could be in order for South Park in time for the village's 175th birthday celebration in 2012.
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Coldwater tax revenue up
COLDWATER - Village income taxes are up, and that makes village officials happy.
"We had a really good year last year," finance director Clyde Bell
Council votes to renew $1.1 million of debt on Rotary Walkway project
CELINA - City council members on Monday night passed first reading of an ordinance to renew $1.1 million of debt on its Rotary Walkway project.
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District waiting a bit on superintendent search
MARIA STEIN - The search for a new superintendent is nearing the interview phase, according to reports presented when the Marion Local Schools board of education met Monday night.
Carryover gives St. Marys cushion in 2011 budget
ST. MARYS - City council passed final reading of the 2011 budget in emergency Monday with total appropriations set at $47.2 million.
Auditor Doug Riesen presented final numbers with $40.4 million in revenue and total carryover at $21.5 million.
Borgerding had big weekend for Waves
Local Roundup
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
The Augalize-Mercer YMCA Swim Team competed over the weekend at the Tigershark Winter Invitational held on the campus of Miami University.
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