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Freeze Warning issued October 23 at 1:03AM EDT until October 24 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

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Raising the bar

Marion Local's Buschur looking to make another run to state

By Tom Haines

Two local track athletes competed in the New Balance indoor national championships in Boston on March 11, and Maria Stein's Nate Buschur came home an All-American.

Buschur placed sixth in the country in indoor pole vault to earn New Balance All-American honors, clearing 15 feet, nine inches on his first attempt for a personal record before falling short of 16 feet. [More]

Obituaries on March 20th, 2023

Paul Forwerck

Paul A. Forwerck, 80, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima. [More]

Merdella Schwieterman

Merdella Mary (Borger) Schwieterman, known affectionately by everyone as Mert, died peacefully on March 18, 2023, after a long and fulfilling life. [More]

Lois Combs

Lois Ann Combs, age 86, passed away at her home in Celina, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. [More]

Mary Kunk

Mary Adele Kunk, age 83, of St. Henry, died on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]

Local pictures on March 20th, 2023

Subscriber stories on March 20th, 2023

The wearin' o' the grins

It was all smiles at the St. Patrick's Day parade in St. Henry

ST. HENRY - There were no pots o' gold or blarney stones anywhere. Nary a shillelagh could be found. But for the Irish - and the folks who wished they were - Sunday's St. Patrick's Day parade in St. Henry was more than a touch of the Emerald Isle in the county of Mercer, land of Ohio.

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