Cold Weather Advisory issued December 15 at 1:03AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 5 to 15 below zero.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EST this morning.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cold wind chills will occur through this morning.
Mon 22° Mon 22° 15° 15° Tue 34° Tue 34°
Thursday, September 26th, 2024
Historic cabin gets a major facelift
By Erin Gardner
ROCKFORD - Not many towns can boast they possess its founder's original log cabin home. Even fewer can claim the home is newly renovated.
But Shanes Crossing Historical Society President Mike Schumm said Rockford can. Schumm is very familiar with the village's history, especially its founder, Anthony Shane. [More]
Obituaries on September 26th, 2024
Travis Samuel Fox, age 49, of Mendon, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 202 [More]
Edward "Eddie" W. Wagner, age 90 of Celina, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Linda Adel (Holtman) Hess, 76, of Versailles, OH passed away peacefully in her home Friday, September 20, 2024. [More]
Kay M. Kruse, age 84, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on September 26th, 2024
Subscriber stories on September 26th, 2024
COLDWATER- Healthcare costs at Mercer Health are 55% lower than what is expected for hospitals in its region, hospital chief financial officer Jon Dingledine said at the monthly board of governors meeting on Wednesday.
Horse & Buggy Tales
In the first installment of this series, Bronsart H. Gilberg recounted the experiences of James Zura Riley, or Zura, that were taken from notes in his diary in 1898 during the first leg of his party's expedition to the Klondike territory in search of gold.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Wednesday was golf day for area girls golf teams and the Celina boys golf team at sectional tournaments.
Most of the area girls went to Moose Landing in Ottawa to play in the Division II sectional after play was moved from Tuesday due to weather.
The first two weeks of unbeaten vs. unbeaten in Midwest Athletic Conference football action proved to be dandies.
The third round will be intere
  When will I ever learn?
It turned out that while last week's five Western Buckeye League games were all won by the favored team, most of them were much closer affairs than expected. We should learn to expect this from the WBL.
BULLDOGS vs. BULLDOGS
Celina cranked up the offense last week in winning a barnburner 38-35 at Kenton to start a two-game road trip.
This week, C
Impact Players
Offense
Parker Hess, RB, Marion Local
Nine carries for 190 yards and four touchdowns in the Flyers' 48-7 win over New Bremen.