Wind Advisory issued December 29 at 2:00AM EST until December 29 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 6 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.
GRAND LAKE - The state is moving forward with plans to do a large-scale alum treatment on Grand Lake this year to combat the lake's toxic algae blooms.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is applying for up to $5 million from the Ohio EPA's Water Pollution Control Loan Fund to pay for the treatment. Alum is a chemical that robs the lake's toxin-producing algae of phosphorous, its main food source. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Tuesday's Division IV girls sectional semifinal doubleheader provided a pair of games that contrasted greatly but both produced winners from Mercer County.
The Marion Local Flyers dominated the opener from the get-go and never looked back in cruising to a 53-22 thrashing of the undersized Ridgemont Golden Gophers. [More]
Dwight Monroe Bennett, 89, a resident at Roselawn Manor in Spencerville, died at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 21, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
COLDWATER - Butler Township Trustees unanimously voted against rezoning land that would have allowed a manure digester to be built near the intersection of U.S. 127 and state Route 219.
NEW BREMEN - The Lock One and Lions Park near the site of Crown Pavilion may be getting a facelift in coming months as a result of village council action Tuesday night.
ST. MARYS - A new type of shovel has been selling like hotcakes in this cold, snowy weather, said Edward A. Backs of St. Marys, the only field representative for the product.
A quartet of wrestlers from the Celina Middle School wrestling team earned berths into the Ohio Junior High Wrestling State Championships in March after strong performances at the Tipp City district over the weekend.
