Wind Advisory issued December 29 at 2:40AM EST until December 29 at 11:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 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...From 10 AM this morning to 11 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
48° 48° Sun 56° Sun 56° 38° 38° likely Mon 48° Mon 48°
Thursday, August 12th, 2021
Obituaries on August 12th, 2021
A celebration of life in memory of Ann Tesno will be held on Saturday August 14 [More]
Todd M. Wuebker, age 31, of Carthagena, died on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Mercer Health Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Brad R. Wuebker, age 35, of Carthagena, died on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Ft. Wayne Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN. [More]
Gary D. Wuebker, age 37, of Carthagena, died on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Mercer Health Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Stories on August 12th, 2021
PORTLAND, Ind. - A jury found former Fort Recovery assistant softball coach Shelby Hiestand of Portland guilty of murder Wednesday in Jay County Circuit Court after deliberating for about three hours. [More]
Old friends remember the birth of Bremenfest
In 1974, Don Kuck and John Gilberg met in the parking lot across from Schwieterman Pharmacy in New Bremen to discuss creating what is now Bremenfest.
COVID-19 cases up significantly
CELINA - Mercer County health district officials on Wednesday encouraged residents to wear a mask in indoor public places as the county's transmission rate and cases of COVID-19 continue to climb.
ST. MARYS - A local group of art and history lovers hope to raise roughly $3 million to revitalize the St. Marys Theater and Grand Opera House by the city's bicentennial in 2023.
Five candidate petitions submitted to the Mercer County Board of Elections for the Nov. 2 general election were rejected this week for either not having enough signatures or because the candidate's signature was missing on certain documents. [More]
ST. MARYS - School officials are preparing for the coming school year, and though exact enrollment numbers won't be available until next month's board meeting, student enrollment in kindergarten is up.
The village of Fort Loramie has been awarded a $19,350 hazardous- training grant from the the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, according to a PUCO news release.
Fort's Bruns shoots 81 to lead golfers
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Area girls golf teams traveled to the Mercer County Elks on Wednesday for the annual Gary Broering Memorial Tournament, which honors longtime St. Henry golf coach Gary Broering, who died in May of 2019.
Local pictures on August 12th, 2021