Winter Weather Advisory issued February 5 at 4:04PM EST until February 6 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to two inches with locally higher amounts.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
Today 21° Today 21° chance 18° 18° chance Tomorrow 33° Tomorrow 33° light likely 2° 2°
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Friday, May 30th, 2025
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The steeple was overcome by flames later in the evening and toppled to the ground just before 8 p.m.

From a still from a video posted on social media

Related online story:
Fire Guts St. John Church
MARIA STEIN - Dozens of concerned neighbors and distraught parishioners watched firefighters from three counties battle for hours against a massive blaze that eventually decimated a nearly 135-year-old Catholic church on Thursday in Maria Stein. [More]
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