Heat Advisory issued July 23 at 2:28AM EDT until July 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 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
59° 59° Wed 88° Wed 88° 69° 69° Thu 92° Thu 92° slight chance
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
By Tom Haines
  MINSTER - Minster seniors Tyler Stueve and Emma Linn announced commitments to Trine University and Defiance College, respectively, on Monday to continue their careers at the next level.
Stueve signs with Trine
Stueve said he picked Trine because its approach stood out from the other schools he visited. [More]
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - The Grand Lake area landscape is dotted with nearly 160 Ohio Century Farm signs, highlighting an enduring agricultural tradition.
The Ohio Century Farm program recognizes farms that have remained in the same family for at least 100 years. There are about 2,000 farms registered as either century, sesquicentennial or bicentennial farms in Ohio. [More]
Obituaries on March 19th, 2024
Wilma Mary Link, 93, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Mercer Health in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on March 19th, 2024
Subscriber stories on March 19th, 2024
New tower could cost $2.2 million
FORT RECOVERY - Village administrator Randy Diller on Monday informed council that bids for a second water tower came in higher than anticipated.
The village was awarded a $1.25 million state grant in June 2023 for a new 250,000-gallon water tower.
MINSTER - School board members on Monday were updated on various permanent improvement projects by superintendent Josh Meyer.
Meyer informed the board that the district is in the process of getting quotes to address the cast iron pipes in the high school.
CELINA - A Rockford man appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on felonious assault charges.
Blake Clabough, 21, was charged with second-degree felony felonious assault.
FORT RECOVERY - School board members were updated by superintendent Tony Stahl on plans and projects for the 2024-25 school year.
He said that there is about a 10-student difference between this year's graduating class and the number of students who will be coming in at the kindergarten level.
Area farmers use drones to spray pesticides, fertilizer
CELINA - In the last three decades, drones have become essential within agriculture.
Dr. Erdal Ozkan, professor and specialist in pesticide applica