Freeze Warning issued April 24 at 2:16PM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.
* WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Today 49° Today 49° 33° 33° frost Tomorrow 57° Tomorrow 57° frost 38° 38°
Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
Obituaries on March 16th, 2022
Guillermo "Willie" Luna, Jr., age 69, formerly of Celina, died on March 14, 2022 at his residence in Marion, Ohio. [More]
David "Whitey" Hogrefe, 86, of St. Marys, OH died Sunday February 27, 2022 at his residence. [More]
Constance A. Good, age 68, of St. Henry, died on Monday, March 14, 2022, at Van Wert Manor in Van Wert. [More]
Michael Albert Selby, age 75, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, passed away on March 10, 2022 at his home in Wapakoneta. [More]
Paul L. Poeppelman, 92, Fort Loramie, died March 12, 2022, at Elmwood Assisted [More]
Stories on March 16th, 2022
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. [More]
Firm receives award for water treatment tech
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. [More]
ROCKFORD - Rockford village council hired a part-time parks manager but tabled a resolution on new park rental rates at their Tuesday night meeting.
Council also approved an ordinance barring vehicles from parking on residential lawns and public sidewalks.
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.
Mercer County's unemployment rate worsened to 3% in January, an increase from December's rate of 2.1%.
However, the county kept its status as secon
CELINA - Celina High School Assistant Principal Derek Wenning was promoted to athletic director at Monday night's regular school board member.
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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.
COLDWATER - Coldwater school board members heard from Tri Star Director Tim Buschor during their meeting Tuesday.
Buschor discussed ongoing research into TriStar possibly becoming a stand-alone school, responsible for its own funding, programs and employee hiring.
Local pictures on March 16th, 2022