Winter Weather Advisory issued February 8 at 8:46AM EST until February 9 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations one to two tenths of an inch.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions.
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Friday, January 31st, 2025
Obituaries on January 31st, 2025
David E. Taylor, 75, of Rockford, Ohio died Wednesday evening, January 29, 2025, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Lucas Benjamin Obringer, 48, of Charlottesville, Virginia died on January 12, 2025. [More]
God's beloved son, Randy Boesche, age 72, passed away on January 24th and is awaiting the return of our lord and savior Jesus Christ. [More]
Betty Jane Craig, 82, Celina died Jan. 30, 2025, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Stories on January 31st, 2025
CELINA - The National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed four new outbreaks of High Path Avian Influenza Wednesday in Darke and Mercer counties, affecting 1.38 million birds.
Mercer Co. has lots of unhealthy hearts. It doesn't have to be that way.
CELINA - Although Mercer County leads Ohio in the rate of early deaths from heart disease, the diagnosis is entirely preventable through staying active, eating well and abstaining from or limiting alcohol and nicotine.
  CELINA - A major reconstruction of the entire length of Mill Street in Celina is expected to get underway in the next few days.
Also, city counci [More]
St. Henry holds off Marion to clinch share of MAC title
MARIA STEIN - In a game featuring the two best defenses in the Midwest Athletic Conference, every point counted for St. Henry and Marion Local on Thursday night. [More]
COLDWATER - Parkway fought off a fourth-quarter Coldwater rally and escaped the Palace with a 37-29 Midwest Athletic Conference victory Thursday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Bath was able to put some distance between itself and Celina in the final quarter to pick up the 42-35 victory in Western Buckeye League girls basketball action on Thursday night at the Fieldhouse.
MINSTER - For 1 1/2 quarters Thursday in Minster, it appeared that the Wildcats were going to have quite the battle on their hands with the New Bremen Cardinals, as the teams were deadlocked 12-all midway through the second period.
In the spring of 2024, an economic study from Ohio State University's Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy examined why Mercer County, unlike most oth
7 divisions offer broad line of services
CELINA - Since its humble beginnings as a residential basement-digging operation, Bruns Construction Enterprises over nearly 75 years has morphed into a regional juggernaut in the construction, development and property/construction management industries. [More]
Meet Rick Ellis, the man behind Striker Bows
MINSTER - Rick Ellis doesn't bow down to a challenge. In fact, he welcomes it.
Ellis, owner of Striker Bows, started the archery business in 1997 o
CELINA - The Lake Improvement Association was formed in 1947 with the intention of improving Grand Lake for the general public's use.
The 501(c)(3)
Family-owned business is big farm equipment supplier
NORTH STAR - A little over a century ago just across the northern Darke County line in downtown North Star, Leo Stammen and Leonard Grilliot started a hardware store called Stammen and Grilliot.
ROCKFORD - For Twyla Hayes, marketing isn't just about the logo. The way she sees it, effective marketing must encompass a business's atmosphere, its dedication to the area it serves, its employees, its impact and then the logo.
St. Marys business does motors for home, farm, factory
ST. MARYS - Steven Fortman may be known as mayor to the residents of Montezuma, but to those whose livelihood depends on machinery and equipment, he's the go-to-guy for electric motors up to 350 horsepower.
Co-op traces roots back to 1905 - and party lines
WABASH - Though relatively small, Wabash Mutual Telephone Co. has all the technological might and know-how to provide the latest internet, phone and television services, matching or surpassing those of industry titans, president and CEO Mike Boley insists.
Inspired by recreational trends that have swept much of the U.S., parks in the Grand Lake region have been rapidly turning the next big thing into th
Local pictures on January 31st, 2025