Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:34PM EST until January 26 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches possible.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 12:34PM EST until January 23 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to noon EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While temperatures are expected to be in the upper single digits (above zero), a northwest wind at 10-15 mph will make temperatures feel as if they are colder than 10 below zero.
4° 4° Fri 10° Fri 10° -1° -1° Sat 11° Sat 11° chance
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Attorney change may delay Grube murder suspect's case
By Margie Wuebker
Trevin Sanders-Roark, one of two men charged in connection with the November 2011 murders of a Fort Recovery-area man and his daughter, wants a new attorney.
Differences between the 19-year-old Union City man and his court-appointed attorney, Jose M. Lopez of Troy, led the lawyer on Thursday to file a motion seeking to withdraw from the case. [More]
Steinbrunner new Red Cross director
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A Coldwater man will head the newly consolidated American Red Cross chapter for Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Bill Steinbrunner, 57, a former administrator at Parkway Local Schools and St. Marys City schools, was appointed this week as the organization's full-time Community Chapter Executive. He begins his duties Jan. 6. [More]
Albers unseats Bettinger for seat on soil and water conservation board
By Nancy Allen
COLDWATER - Celina area farmer Dale Albers unseated incumbent board member Kevin Bettinger of Coldwater in a vote at Tuesday's annual Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District banquet and annual meeting.
Albers, 43, is a machinist and farms roughly 280 acres in Mercer and Auglaize counties. He grows soybeans, corn, wheat and hay and raises 20 to 30 angus cattle steers a year with help from his father. Albers lives in Jefferson Township, just east of Celina. [More]
Obituaries on November 20th, 2013
Thomas Siegel
Thomas J. Siegel, 74, Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes at his residence early Tuesday morning, Nov. 19, 2013. [More]
Alice Broering
Alice H. Broering, 62, Versailles, passed away at 2:20 a.m. Nov. 19, 2013, at her residence. [More]
Wanda Fahncke
Wanda N. Fahncke, 83, Celina, died at 12:10 p.m. Nov. 19, 2013, at the Laurels [More]
Jenevia Ruth
Jenevia Ruth, 85, St. Marys, died at 10:45 p.m. Nov. 19, 2013, at Otterbein-St. [More]
Local pictures on November 20th, 2013
Subscriber stories on November 20th, 2013
Scammers on the prowl
Sheila and Steve Humbert were shocked when they got a call last week from a man telling them to immediately send him more than $1,000 or the utilities at their business, Padrone's Pizza of Celina, would be disconnected.
Rockford volunteers needed
Mayor tells council upcoming events may be in jeopardy
ROCKFORD - Mayor Amy Joseph made a plea Tuesday for more resident volunteers, saying upcoming community events could be in jeopardy.
"The lack of v
Coldwater man wants sentence overturned
A Coldwater man serving 13 years in prison for a fiery crash that killed two people and seriously injured a third in July 2012 is asking a district appeals court to overturn his sentence in Mercer County and grant him a new trial.
Minster residents raise stink about sewage problems
MINSTER - Village council members Tuesday night listened as area residents voiced ongoing complaints about sewage problems at their homes.
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Coldwater schools' bus mechanic upset when his hours questioned
COLDWATER – The school's bus mechanic Tuesday night voiced his displeasure that superintendent Richard Seas questioned the hours he billed the district.
Celina woman serious after being struck by passing vehicle
A local woman who stopped to corral two stray dogs was struck and seriously injured by a passing car Tuesday night.
The accident occurred at 6:41 p.m. along Clover Four Road in Franklin Township, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
Minster students learn at YMCA camp
MINSTER - Lessons are not reserved for the classroom, according to sixth grade teachers Kristin Heitkamp, Kylee Schlater and Pat Baumer.
The trio Monday night addressed board of education members about the students' annual trip to Camp Willson near Bellefontaine in late October.
Deficit spending predicted for Parkway schools
ROCKFORD - Deficit spending is predicted over the next five years at Parkway Local Schools.
Treasurer Debbie Pierce on Tuesday presented her five-y
Express hits jackpot by signing local trio
Coldwater's Reigelsperger, Hartings and St. Henry's Mikesell to team up at Owens Community College
MERCER COUNTY - The recruiting efforts of Sonny Lewis in Mercer County proved to be a bountiful for the Owens Community College head volleyball coach.
Within the span of an hour on Tuesday afternoon, the Express signed three local volleyball standouts for the national junior college power.
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