Freeze Watch issued April 24 at 5:21AM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Today 49° Today 49° 33° 33° frost Tomorrow 57° Tomorrow 57° frost 38° 38°
Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
By David Giesige
MINSTER - Village council members may increase electric rates to head off looming financial problems in the department.
A study by consultants Courtney & Associates, Findlay, suggested raising electric rates across the board by 5.3 percent, company representative John Courtney told Minster council members at Tuesday's meeting. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - County officials hope to persuade their empowered hometown state senator to support adoption of a statewide online voter registration system.
Mercer County Board of Election members Tuesday afternoon instructed directors Deb Sneddon and Laura Bruns to invite Senate President Keith Faber, R-Celina, to attend a future meeting to discuss the benefits of online registration, a proposal long supported by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. [More]
Obituaries on January 21st, 2015
Marie E. Howell, 92, Celina, passed away on Jan. 20, 2015, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Doris M. Kipfer, 86, St. Marys, died at 9:05 a.m. Jan. 10, 2015, at Cedar Village Retirement Community, Mason. [More]
Local pictures on January 21st, 2015
Subscriber stories on January 21st, 2015
COLDWATER - Rich Seas will continue in his role as school district superintendent until at least 2016, following action Tuesday night by the school board.
ROCKFORD - Village officials are collaborating with other towns in the area to add taxes to vehicle license plates to pay for lost funding.
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CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members on Tuesday voted to send a payment of about $10,000 to the Ohio Elections Commission for unsettled candidate filing fees dating back to 2005.
ST. HENRY - The Ohio Department of Agriculture has renewed an operating permit for Rindler Poultry LLC, 342 Beckman Ave., St. Henry, according to an ODA news release.
CELINA - Members of the local Heroin Interdiction Team on Tuesday afternoon allegedly found drugs and weapons when serving a warrant for a local man previously convicted of drug charges.
Addition constructed on site of Boesel Opera House in New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Crown Equipment Corp. recently opened a new 44,000-square-foot office addition on the site of the landmark Boesel Opera house, the interior of which was ravaged by fire in 2012.
CELINA - Marion Local coach Treva Fortkamp wasn't exactly thrilled about her teams' execution in the second half.
But the Flyers had already inflicted enough damage by intermission.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Kodi Morgan's layup with 12 seconds left allowed Wapakoneta to escape Ranger Gymnasium with a 45-43 win over New Knoxville in a battle of Auglaize County teams on Tuesday.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
Fort Recovery led 11-7 after the first quarter and then outscored South Adams 15-1 in the second quarter to pull away for a 48-25 win in an interstate battle at Fort Site Fieldhouse.