Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 2:56PM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
MINSTER - The village has been approved for a $500,000 federal grant to help fund a $1.03 million playground project in town, council members learned at their meeting Tuesday.
Village administrator Don Harrod said state officials advised him the grant is from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. [More]
CELINA - A Cincinnati firm has won a national award for its contributions to a new process that filters water from Grand Lake to provide drinking water for the city's 10,000-plus residents.
The new process went online last year at Celina's water treatment plant on U.S. 127. The 13,500-acre lake is Celina's sole source of drinking water. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday approved sheriff Jeff Grey's request to replace a finger printing system in the jail that reportedly was damaged when an inmate passed out on the machine.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry Local Schools board of education members earlier this week discussed but took no action on preparations for teacher contract negotiations following an hour-long executive session.
ST. HENRY - A local development company has plans to develop about 37 resident lots on the north side of town.
Village administrator Stan Sutter said Tuesday a developer from RND Development LLC, St. Henry, spoke about the proposed project during Monday's village council meeting.
