Heat Advisory issued June 26 at 2:04AM EDT until June 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values in the upper 90s to lower 100s.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
By Abigail Miller
VAN WERT- A 39-year-old Mercer County man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court for the 2023 alleged murder of a 43-year-old Van Wert woman.
Ryan E. Houser, Celina, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, contingent on the possibility of parole, on one count of murder, an unclassified felony. [More]
Fort Recovery scores 11 in fourth to beat Celina
By Gary R. Rasberry
FORT RECOVERY - Even with temperatures in the mid-90s, it took a couple of innings for Fort Recovery to heat up the bats.
The Indians' bats were scorching Celina in the fourth inning with an 11-run outburst to wrap up the ACME baseball regular season with a 12-0 win over the Bulldogs on Tuesday at the LeFevre Family Baseball/Softball Complex. [More]
Obituaries on June 25th, 2025
Raymond G. McCollister, 74, of St. Marys, OH passed peacefully into the arms of [More]
Robert R. Weaver, Jr., 77, of St. Marys, OH died Friday June 20, 2025 25 St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, OH. [More]
Lisa Ann (Katterheinrich) Thobe, age 62, of Coldwater, passed away at her home on June 24, 2025, after courageously facing over 40 years of health challenges. [More]
Marilyn E. Siegel, age 80, of New Bremen, Ohio, died on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at Ohio Hospice of Miami County, Troy, Ohio. [More]
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Subscriber stories on June 25th, 2025
CELINA - Celina police chief Tom Wale wants to install four license-plate-reading cameras in the city to bolster his department's investigatory capabilities.
CELINA - The Lake Facilities Authority closed on the purchase of almost 52 acres of land in Auglaize County this week, though funding for the property's next phase could be delayed due to proposed cuts to the H2Ohio program in the state's biennium budget.
CELINA - The Celina Summer Food Program served up over 28,000 meals for children this month, according to Celina City Schools Superintendent Brooke Gessler.
COLDWATER - Like most Grand Lake region school board members and government officials, Coldwater Schools' board of education members are holding their breaths to see what the state's final biennium budget proposal will mean in terms of funding cuts and tax revenue changes.
MENDON - A resident addressed village councilors Tuesday during Mendon's regular council meeting, claiming her property has been unfairly targeted with parking ordinance violations.
Ohio's unemployment rate was unchanged in May at 4.9% with Mercer County's unemployment remaining one of the two lowest in the state.
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Compiled By Gary R. Rasberry
Ottawa-Glandorf's Davis Maag shot an even-par 71 to take medalist honors in the boys 16-18 division at the Lima Junior Golf Association's summer tour stop at Pike Run in Ottawa on Tuesday.