Special Weather Statement issued March 17 at 3:42AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Scattered snow showers will continue through mid morning. With temperatures well below freezing, light snow accumulations will combine with lingering black ice from overnight, to create some slick spots on area roadways. In addition, brisk westerly winds will gust in the 25 to 35 mph range this morning. If traveling this morning, allow for some extra time to reach your destination. Be prepared for slick conditions, especially on bridges and overpasses as well as untreated surfaces.
State, local officials set goals to avoid 2012 water advisories
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - All of Grand Lake will be treated with alum in April, as long as the funding is secured.
"We already have allocated $1.5 million and hope in the next couple of weeks to make an announcement on the rest," Ohio EPA Director Scott Nally [More]
ST. MARYS - School officials on Wednesday agreed to move forward with transferring the high school into trimesters for next school year.
Principal Dave Lewis said he began looking into the schedule change as a possible cost-saving measure. He found that trimesters are more beneficial academically, streamline the schedule and offer students 152 additional instruction hours each year. [More]
CELINA - Celina residents may be casting their vote in a different polling location in November.
Mercer County Board of Elections members announced Tuesday they may look for a new place for Celina polls due to an increased rental fee at the current site.
CELINA - City administrators will revisit a proposal to utilize space in the former Winkeljohn Printing building later this spring once the budget is finalized.
ST. MARYS - Which comes first for the artist - the design idea or the raw material? It goes both ways, according to an area wood artist whose work is on display at Arts Place in St. Marys through Feb. 29.
The defending Western Buckeye League champions have yet to win a league game and what better way to pick up that first WBL victory than against an archrival.
If one word can describe the recent history of the Minster-Fort Recovery boys' basketball series, that one word would be competitive.
Fort Recovery holds a 4-3 advantage over the last seven meetings, but Minster's 59-51 win last season snapped the Indians' three-game winning streak in the series.
