Wind Advisory issued October 19 at 5:16AM EDT until October 19 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until noon EDT today. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusts of 30 to 40 mph will be common, but the highest gusts near 50 mph will be sporadic. Gusts will decrease behind a cold front that will move through the area this morning.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services launched a new foster care and adoption website and public awareness campaign in mid-January, and Mercer County division officials hope people take notice.
Ohio has nearly 16,000 children in the custody of county children services agencies and a continuing need for more families to support them, according to an Ohio JFS news release. Mercer County JFS has 51 children in custody, social services assistant supervisor Tonya Siefring said. [More]
'Riders catch fire to end long losing streak at Celina
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Late in the fourth quarter, the St. Marys student section, tucked into the one corner of the Celina Fieldhouse, began to chant "This is our house!"
For the second half of Friday's Battle of Grand Lake, the Roughriders seemed to be comfy in enemy territory. [More]
Susan K. Berg, 55, passed away on February 7, 2019, at 7:25 am, at Heritage Manor Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center, surrounded by her loving family. [More]
CELINA - All Mercer County operators of motor vehicles used on public roads or highways would pay at least $15 annually in local vehicle registration permissive taxes if county commissioners adopt an additional $5 tax.
CELINA - Some Mercer County residents would pay as much as $25 a year in local vehicle registration permissive taxes - the maximum amount permitted by state law - if county commissioners enact an additional tax.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local scored 33 of the game's final 38 points to turn what was a tight defensive battle into a comfortable 56-25 win over New Bremen on Friday night at the Hangar.
St. Marys brought home a pair of trophies in sweeping the team titles at the Western Buckeye League bowling tournament held Friday at Highland Lanes in Ottawa.
