Wind Advisory issued October 19 at 5:16AM EDT until October 19 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT today.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusts of 30 to 40 mph will be common, but the highest gusts near 50 mph will be sporadic. Gusts will decrease behind a cold front that will move through the area this morning.
Today 63° Today 63° 44° 44° Tomorrow 61° Tomorrow 61° 51° 51° slight chance
Saturday, October 7th, 2006
Obituaries on October 7th, 2006
Thomas Mackenbach, 62, 12012 Evans Road, Mendon, died at 4:41 p.m. Oct. 5, 2006, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident west of St. Marys. [More]
Stories on October 7th, 2006
COLDWATER - Briarwood Manor officials revealed plans Friday to build a proposed $10 million nursing home, assisted and independent living facility to replace their current nursing home.
Mercer Landmark seeks $250,000 to start soybean plant that would create 10 jobs in Rockford
Mercer County commissioners are seeking more public input on a proposal to lend Mercer Landmark of Celina $250,000 from its revolving loan fund to help finance a start-up soybean extrusion plant in Rockford.
A fruit hauler was the lone recipient of an illegal tax citation during a random diesel fuel checkpoint set up in Mercer County on Friday.
Diesel-fueled vehicles driving on state Route 127 just south of Celina were subjected to a random fuel test by the Ohio Department of Taxation. [More]
NEW BREMEN - How do you top the creation of a 2,020-pound pumpkin pie worthy of inclusion in the Guiness Book of World Records?
The New Bremen Gian
Bath running back tops 200 yards
Celina head coach Jerry Harris knew that Bath was going to try and beat his Bulldogs with a powerful running game and that's exactly what the Wildcats did on Friday night at Celina Stadium. [More]
MINSTER - The top-ranked team in Division IV, the Coldwater Cavaliers, rolled into Minster having won the last 12 games over the Wildcats by an average of 19 points. [More]
Defense the difference for St. Marys
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - The St. Marys Roughriders continued the strong play they have shown over the last few weeks, winning their third game in a row on Friday night in a defensive battle against Shawnee. [More]
ROCKFORD - The scoreboard may not have said it, but Parkway gave St. Henry a lot to deal with on Friday.
The Panthers gave the Redskins all they could handle, but St. Henry came up with several big plays to come away with a 37-14 win at Panther Stadium.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Thanks to Shawnee's loss to St. Marys, Wapakoneta was able to reclaim a share of first place in the Western Buckeye League on Friday, and in the process knocked Kenton out of contention in the league standings with a 42-15 win at Robinson Field in Kenton.
FORT RECOVERY - The Marion Local Flyers continued their mid-season surge Friday night as they demolished the Fort Recovery Indians, 45-0, in Midwest Athletic Conference action on homecoming at Barrenbrugge Park.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Anna scored nine points in the fourth quarter and used a strong defense to pull the upset and beat Delphos St. John's 23-14 in the first-ever meeting between the schools down at Booster Field in Anna.
Local pictures on October 7th, 2006