Extreme Heat Warning issued June 30 at 11:41PM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 105.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
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Friday, September 5th, 2014
Obituaries on September 5th, 2014
Patricia (Monnin) DeMange, 85, Russia, died at 2:50 a.m. Sept. 4, 2014, at her home. [More]
Jane Ellen Reed, 70, Coldwater, died Sept. 1, 2014, at St. Rita's Hospital, Lima. [More]
Donald Steinke, 81, St. Marys, died Sept. 4, 2014, at his home.
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Stories on September 5th, 2014
Woodcarver brings dead oak back to life as art in Coldwater
COLDWATER - A lightning-toasted white oak at Coldwater Memorial Park is being crafted into a wooden statue of St. Francis of the Garden.
Artist Jo
CELINA - U.S. farmers are on track to reap record corn and soybean harvests, an area ag official announced at Thursday's monthly Mercer County agriculture breakfast. [More]
CELINA - The sole bid received by officials to improve the Mercer County Courthouse parking lot was nearly $10,000 higher than the estimated cost.
CELINA - The Celina girls tennis team rebounded from a tough loss to undefeated Western Buckeye League leader Wapakoneta on Tuesday to shut out cross-lake rival St. Marys 5-0 Thursday afternoon at the Booster Club Tennis Complex. [More]
CELINA - Celina fell behind early in each of the three sets against Ottawa-Glandorf last evening at the Middle School, and the veteran Titans kept applying the pressure to beat the young Bulldogs in three sets, 25-14, 25-11, 25-13.
COLDWATER - Goalie Brittany Muhlenkamp and the Coldwater defense stood tall when St. Marys turned up the pressure late in the second half.
When time expired, the game had ended in a 2-2 draw Thursday at Village Hall Field.
MINSTER - The last two times head coach Mike Etzler's Coldwater Cavaliers have taken the volleyball court, they opened with losses in the first game, so his goals heading into last evening's battle in Minster were rahter simple.
Thursday's Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and
Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry made the trek to Rockford and came home a winner after the Redskins beat Parkway in a t
World 100 Weekend
ROSSBURG - A pair of former World 100 champions picked up $5,000 victories on Thursday night at Eldora Speedway during the opening night of the 44th annual World 100.
Local pictures on September 5th, 2014