Winter Weather Advisory issued January 6 at 1:29AM EST until January 7 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to two inches. * WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes.
On the 40th anniversary of the infamous blizzard of '78 - which some experts refer to as the "Storm of the Century" - many in Mercer and Auglaize counties still remember its disruptive power like it was yesterday. [More]
Mercer and Auglaize counties' engineers say equipment and communication technology available today would make dealing with a severe blizzard much easier than was the case during the infamous storm of '78.
CELINA - Francy Majo, 19, Coldwater, pleaded not guilty to an unclassified felony charge of murder during his initial appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Friday.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week agreed to an Ohio Enterprise Zone Agreement, extending a 100-percent, 10-year tax abatement to a Fort Recovery transportation company's planned $1.7 million expansion.
SPRINGFIELD - Former Celina City Schools Superintendent Jesse Steiner can return to work as Northwestern Local Schools superintendent after having been suspended for more than two months.
FORT RECOVERY - It would have been easy to take an early exit from Fort Site Fieldhouse after Marion Local used a 15-0 run to end the first half with a 30-12 lead on Fort Recovery.
MINSTER - Versailles rolled to a 61-41 victory over Minster in a battle of Midwest Athletic Conference unbeatens on Friday night at the Minster Middle School Gymnasium.
Brett Schwieterman hit seven three-pointers as Celina held on for its second win of the season in a 54-46 decision at Defiance on Friday night. Both of Celina's wins came in WBL play.
