Heat Advisory issued June 21 at 2:21AM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 103 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From noon Sunday to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* 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, June 29th, 2023
By Leslie Gartrell
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - More than a dozen golden retriever puppies and two adults were abandoned in Mercer County on Sunday night, continuing a worrisome trend of dumped dogs in and around Mercer County.
Including the most recent abandonment, more than 50 puppies and dogs have been dumped near Celina and the surrounding area since October, according to a Daily Standard estimate. [More]
Obituaries on June 29th, 2023
Rosemarie Vantilburg, age 80, of Celina, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on June 29th, 2023
Subscriber stories on June 29th, 2023
CELINA - The trial for a Celina man accused of giving a fatal dose of fentanyl to his cognitively disabled live-in girlfriend and then raping her began on Wednesday.
COLDWATER - A recent $1 million donation to the MED Foundation of Mercer Health will be used for an extensive renovation project at the Mercer Health's Childbirth Center.
St. Henry holds off Celina, Marion Local eliminates Parkway
COLDWATER - Marion Local and St. Henry live to play another day in the Mercer County ACME baseball sectionals.
Marion beat Parkway 2-0 in the opene
CELINA - Wednesday night at Montgomery Field was a lot like a home run derby.
All but one of the runs scored by Grand Lake and Royal Oak came via the longball.