Extreme Cold Watch issued January 17 at 2:15PM EST until January 22 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously cold temperatures as low as 5 to 10 degrees below zero and wind chill readings as low as 15 to 25 degrees below zero are possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From Sunday night through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...An extended period of very cold temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.
35° 35° Sat 36° Sat 36° 15° 15° Sun 21° Sun 21° occasional
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
By Betty Lawrence
CELINA - Jena Sweigart of Celina was crowned Miss Lake Festival 2011 at the annual festival pageant held Monday evening at the Celina Fieldhouse.
The queen and her newly named court will reign over the 50th consecutive Lake Festival this weekend. Sweigart also will have the opportunity to compete in the Miss Ohio Pageant 2012. [More]
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - State officials will be keeping an eye on Grand Lake without leaving their offices.
However officials were in the area Monday to view five water quality monitoring stations put in the lake in May and to announce a website providing the data. [More]
Obituaries on July 19th, 2011
Larry Goffena, 71, Coldwater, died July 18, 2011, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Former Rockford resident Forest R. "Toy" Shope, 86, Moffat, Texas, died July 18, 2011, at the VA Hospital in Temple, Texas. [More]
Mildred Louella Vogel, 87, Coldwater, died at 6:47 p.m. July 18, 2011, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on July 19th, 2011
Subscriber stories on July 19th, 2011
Lauren Wenning is Miss Lake Festival Princess 2011.
The new competition for young ladies age 5-12 was held Monday evening in conjunction with the Miss Lake Festival Scholarship Pageant.
Local area under heat advisory today; excessive heat watch on Wednesday
Senior centers, libraries or any public building can be a safe haven for the elderly who don't have air conditioning as temperatures outside heat up.
MINSTER - District residents will likely see a renewal levy on the ballot in November.
School board members meeting Monday approved a resolution of
CELINA - Unknown vandals Thursday night or Friday morning graffitied Celina football stadium, leaving minor damage.
According to superintendent Mat
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members are considering legislation to address dog waste in yards and sidewalks.
"It's not a huge problem, but it's something they want to address," village administrator Randy Diller said this morning.
Wisconsin company demonstrates turning hog manure into organic fertilizer
Local ag officials are cautiously optimistic following a Wisconsin company's demonstration last week that turned liquid hog manure into a solid, organic fertilizer.
CELINA - The Grand Lake Mariners enter the final 16 games of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season with very little margin for error.
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