Special Weather Statement issued December 19 at 5:24AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Scattered snow showers can be expected this morning along with westerly winds gusting to around 40 mph at times. Temperatures will continue to fall this morning, with readings dropping well below freezing.
Snow accumulations will be a half inch or less. This will result in some slick spots on untreated surfaces as well as bridges and overpasses. Please allow for some extra time to reach your destination this morning. Be prepared for changing road conditions as well as gusty winds.
Special Weather Statement issued December 19 at 1:40AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
An arctic cold front will move quickly east across the region through daybreak. This will usher in a much colder airmass with temperatures quickly falling below freezing.
Snow showers can be expected this morning with snow accumulations of a half inch or less possible. This will combine with the falling temperatures to produce slick spots on untreated roadways. In addition, brisk west winds will gust to 25 to 35 mph at times this morning.
The morning commute will be affected by these conditions. Please allow for some extra time to reach your destination. Be prepared for slick spots, especially on bridges an overpasses.
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Monday, September 9th, 2013
Other driver in head-on accident treated and released
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - A Fort Recovery couple died after their van traveled head-on into an SUV on state Route 29 in Auglaize County on Friday afternoon.
Virginia D. "Ginny" Braun, 72, and Linus U. "Brownie" Braun, 77, were pronounced dead at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, within several hours of the 1:01 p.m. crash. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
MARIA STEIN - Chickasaw firefighters kept busy Saturday morning handling fires in a storage building and a silo at two different locations.
Fire destroyed the large storage building owned by Robert Stachler at 2341 Rolfes Road. Firefighters were called to the scene at 1:19 a.m. A neighbor reportedly heard an explosion and spotted flames coming from the structure. [More]
Obituaries on September 9th, 2013
Ruth M. Beck, 79, Celina, passed away at 5:25 p.m. Sept. 5, 2013, at The Gardens in Celina. [More]
Lester Hendricks, 78, Celina, passed away Sept. 7, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Mahan J. "Jerry" Harris, 81, of Celina and formerly of Weirton, W.Va., passed away at 9:10 a.m. Sept. 6, 2013, at The Gardens in Celina. [More]
Linus U. "Brownie" Braun, 77, and his wife, Virginia D. "Ginny" Braun, 72, Fort [More]
Wilma L. Hobbs, 63, Decatur, Ind., died at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 7, 2013, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Ind., following an extended illness. [More]
Genevieve Grace Poss Vogt, 94, Athens, Tenn., and formerly of Coldwater, passed away Aug. 31, 2013, at Wellington Place, Athens, Tenn. [More]
Local pictures on September 9th, 2013
Subscriber stories on September 9th, 2013
NEW BREMEN - Area resident Thomas Warner has sold Chevrolets to three generations of local families.
Warner, who looks much younger than his 86 yea
Auglaize County
WAPAKONETA - The budget balancing act continues in Auglaize County as additional sales tax revenue and state funding have offset lower-than-anticipated casino income.
CELINA - The state believes the most efficient way to alleviate the Grand Lake Watershed's dissolved, reactive phosphorous problem is to put in place practices at the farmland level that reduce runoff of the nutrient.
MINSTER - Playing its third match in five days and coming off a devastating Western Buckeye League loss to Ottawa-Glandorf on Thursday, Celina overca
CELINA - The Celina boys soccer team improved to 4-2-1 on the campaign and posted a season-high in goals in beating Greenville 6-1 in a Saturday matinee at the Soccer Stadium. The Green Wave drop to 0-6-0 with the loss.
World 100 at Eldora
From Media Reports
John Blankenship took the lead just after the midway point and never looked back as the West Virginia driver captured the 43rd World 100 on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Cole Mertz picked up the win in the boys Division II-III race as the Celina boys finished third in the boys' team race and sixth in the girls' down at the Mason Invitational on Saturday.