Extreme Cold Warning issued January 27 at 12:49PM EST until January 28 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to noon EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Special Weather Statement issued January 27 at 8:22AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Gusty southwest winds will become westerly this afternoon. The strong winds and the recently fallen snow is resulting in some blowing and drifting snow, especially across rural and open areas. This may result in rapid changes in road conditions over short distances. Motorists should exercise extra caution.
Celina councilman leads drive for creating position
By William Kincaid
CELINA - As most big companies have a human resources person, so too should a city boasting a $50 million budget, city councilman Jeff Larmore argued this week.
Larmore led the charge at a personnel and finance committee meeting at which city officials revisited a long-dormant discussion of adding a human resources position to the city's administration. They'll reconvene for another round of talks at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers on the second floor of the city administration building. [More]
MENDON - Fire gutted a mobile home, displacing a resident, on Deep Cut Road east of Coil Road on Thursday afternoon.
The fire started in the north wall of the residence, according to Mendon Fire Chief Darrell Etgen, but the exact cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Etgen estimated the damage at between $7,500 and $8,000. [More]
Clarence L. Eckstein, Sr., age 93, formerly of Celina, Ohio, died March 14, 2018 at 8:00 am in Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. [More]
CELINA - Local health officials say they're seeing an uptick in scabies within a specific population in Mercer County but hesitated to provide more details, citing confidential information.
WAPAKONETA - A Texas man was injured in a single-vehicle accident after he reportedly fell asleep while driving his semitrailer on U.S. 33 just east of the Mercer-Auglaize county line at about 4:23 a.m. Thursday.
