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.
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Thursday, May 5th, 2022
Area 'Bag Ladies' carry on tradition
Volunteers send handmade totes around the world
By Leslie Gartrell
FORT RECOVERY - Esther Jetter started her Bag Lady Ministry about seven years ago to sew bags for people overseas.
Now 103, Jetter and volunteers like Emily Daugherty have helped make thousands of the totes that have been sent to communities around the globe. [More]
Walking off with a trophy
Coldwater beats Minster to win first MAC title since 2008
By Tom Haines
COLDWATER - Heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, Coldwater trailed 3-2 against a top pitcher with the bottom of its order coming up.
That wasn't enough to stop the Cavaliers.
Grace Stammen tied the game with an RBI single, then beat a throw from centerfield for the winning run as Coldwater topped Minster 4-3 in a softball game at Lady Cav Diamond on Wednesday. [More]
Obituaries on May 5th, 2022
Gerri Rupert-Minnich
Geraldine "Gerri" Rupert-Minnich, 73, of Celina, OH died at 4:20 a.m. Monday April May 2, 2022 at her residence. [More]
Barbara Klosterman
Barbara N. (Day) Klosterman, age 80, of Coldwater, died on Wednesday May 4, 2022 at her home. [More]
Gary Granger
Gary Granger, 79, of St. Marys, died 8:51 A.M. Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in the Emergency Department of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
Barry Thatcher
Barry Lynn Thatcher, 69, Van Wert, died May 1, 2022, at Van Wert Health.
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Subscriber stories on May 5th, 2022
$250K grant OK'd for opera house rehab
FORT RECOVERY - The Mercer County government has been awarded a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant to help revitalize the Fort Recovery Morvilius Opera House.
Rockford moves to create a DORA
ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday night passed first reading of an ordinance outlining a proposed designated outdoor refreshment area (DORA).
The ordinance and application were presented by the village utilities committee to the full council during their regular meeting Tuesday.
One hurt in two-vehicle crash
One person suffered suspected non life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening after a car driven by 15-year-old struck another vehicle at the intersection of State Route 219 and State Line Road.
Roughrider standouts make college choices
ST. MARYS - Two of St. Marys' top athletes, Karsyn McGlothen and Noelle Ruane, signed with Ohio colleges on Wednesday.
McGlothen will take her soft
Area Roundup
Wildcats deal Cavs first MAC defeat
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster plated all its runs in the bottom of the first and Eli Rindler made them hold up as the Wildcats handed Coldwater its first Midwest Athletic Conference baseball loss of the season with a 3-2 win on Wednesday in Minster.
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