Freeze Watch issued October 22 at 11:53AM EDT until October 24 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From late Thursday night through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Today 52° Today 52° 39° 39° Tomorrow 54° Tomorrow 54° 35° 35° frost
Saturday, November 24th, 2018
Shoppers snatch up hot deals
By Ed Gebert
CELINA - At precisely 6 a.m. Friday, Menards Manager Donald Baumstark unlocked the front doors of the store on Havemann Road and stepped back to allow the crowd of anxious shoppers into the store.
The first through the entrance was Lynn Schweitzer, Wapakoneta, who admitted she was not the first into the parking lot when she arrived at 4 a.m. but was the first to get out of her car to get into line. [More]
Obituaries on November 24th, 2018
"Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He who can call today his own:
He who, secure within, can say,
Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today. [More]
Andrea L. Hittepole, age 57 of Troy, died on November 22, 2018 at 11:48 AM at Ohio's Hospice of Miami County in Troy. [More]
Helen Irene (Baumgartner) Snow, age 94, formerly of Coldwater, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Ferdinand C. Wint, 80, of New Bremen, died at 6:45 P.M. on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen. [More]
Local pictures on November 24th, 2018
Subscriber stories on November 24th, 2018
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is seeking to increase his law enforcement budget by 5.8 percent in 2019.
If approved by county commissioners, the budget would jump from $2.135 million in 2018 to $2.263 million next year.
ST. MARYS - A popular Christmas season attraction has been canceled for this year.
The living Nativity at Living Hope Assembly of God Church has be
Flyers roll to big win over Tigers in Division VI state semifinal
LIMA - The Seneca East football program was making history Friday night with its first appearance in the Division VI state semifinal.
The Tigers were up against one of Ohio's most historically dominant football programs in Marion Local.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Minster girls basketball team opened the season with a 49-30 win over Valley View in the opening game of the Journey to the Tourney showcase at Lakota West High School on Friday.