Wind Advisory issued December 18 at 11:35AM EST until December 18 at 10:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 10 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.
Special Weather Statement issued December 18 at 4:07AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Southerly winds will increase today ahead of an approaching cold front. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph can be expected with gusts of 35 to 45 mph at times this afternoon. Be sure to secure outdoor objects.
Today 51° Today 51° 18° 18° chance Tomorrow 25° Tomorrow 25° slight chance 23° 23°
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Friday, April 15th, 2022
County to get $241K settlement for hangar
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County government will receive a $241,012.38 settlement from the insurance company of the driver whose sport utility vehicle struck an airplane hangar at Lakefield Airport in late January.
County commissioners on Thursday morning agreed to the terms of the release and settlement agreement. [More]
Coming through in the clutch
Hoskins' heroics help Minster hold off Parkway late
By Tom Haines
ROCKFORD - In the top of the fifth inning, Minster had just broken through for a 5-0 lead and Parkway had yet to put a runner on base. But the Wildcats quickly found themselves in a dogfight.
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Parkway put up three runs in the fifth, got the tying runner to third in the sixth and loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh before Mikaela Hoskins came in for the final out of a 7-4 win in a Midwest Athletic Conference softball game in Rockford on Thursday. [More]
Obituaries on April 15th, 2022
Eileen Brown
Alice Eileen Brown, age 95, of Mendon, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at The Gardens of Celina. [More]
Harold McCullough
Harold R. McCullough age 73 of Sidney, Ohio died at 7:38 AM on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Kindred Hospital, Lima, Ohio. [More]
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Subscriber stories on April 15th, 2022
SWCD to apply for $176K grant
CELINA - Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors on Thursday approved applying for $176,000 in grant funds that would pay for the creation of waterways and wetlands.
Chickasaw passes first reading on new tax
CHICKASAW - Plans to establish the village's first ever income tax moved forward Wednesday night when council gave first reading to an ordinance that would implement a 1% tax.
Vote '22
Three vie in Republican primary for state representative
Three candidates will face off in the eventual second Republican primary election to win their party's nomination for an Ohio House seat.
Aimee Morrow of Greenville, Angela N. King of Celina and Jacob Larger of New Bremen will vie in what is currently listed as the Ohio 84th District seat.
County officials say mind where you plant
Those working in farm fields in the county are reminded to avoid planting in road rights-of-way, according to a news release from the Mercer County Engineer's Office.
Cavaliers get bats out to run rule Redskins
COLDWATER - On paper, the St. Henry-Coldwater baseball matchup was geared to be a pitchers' duel.
Turned out, Coldwater's Reece Dellinger was on point, while St. Henry southpaw Nolan Schmitz was not in his usual form.
Area Roundup
Nixon no-hits Panthers
Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
Johnny Nixon pitched a no-hitter for Minster on Thursday, holding Parkway to three walks in a Midwest Athletic Conference game in Minster.
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