Winter Weather Advisory issued February 5 at 11:30AM EST until February 6 at 5:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 5 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions could impact this evening's commute.
Police: Celina suspect wielded knife in Tuesday encounter
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A 22-year-old Celina man brandishing a knife was fatally shot by a Mercer County Sheriff's deputy early Tuesday morning outside Dockside Marathon after attempts to disable the suspect with a taser failed.
Moses Alik was transported by Celina Emergency Medical Services to Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater where he was pronounced dead, according to a news release from Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey. [More]
Martha A. Heitkamp age 86 of Sidney, formerly of Maria Stein, Ohio, passed away at 6:18 AM on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at her son's home in Sidney. [More]
CELINA - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is considering reports of dead wild birds found in Auglaize and Mercer counties as presumed positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, according to an ODNR news release.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week appointed Jeff Larmore to serve as the acting county auditor, temporarily filling the vacancy left when Randy Grapner, a Republican, retired Tuesday.
With the holidays finally in the rearview mirror, the 2025 portion of the 2024-25 basketball season gets underway.
The Midwest Athletic Conference will have just one girls game tonight while the Western Buckeye League girls will take another week off before getting back into the league battles.
