Special Weather Statement issued February 23 at 12:44AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Snow showers to continue this morning. Slick spots on area roads will be possible this morning with temperatures below freezing. Motorists can expect rapid changes in visibility when encountering some of the heavier snow showers. Northwest winds gusting up to 30 mph will add to the travel impacts due to blowing and drifting snow.
Roadways may become slick. If traveling, be alert, slow down and allow extra time to reach your destination.
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Obituaries on October 26th, 2006
Minnie Rittie "Rita" Boatright, 83, 217 S. Sugar St., Celina, died at 11:10 a.m. Oct. 25, 2006, at her residence. [More]
St. Marys native and former Celina resident Aaron Goodwin, 77, of Brownwood, Te [More]
Fort Recovery native Robert F. Kirgan, 89, of Union City, died at 10:45 p.m. Oct. 23, 2006, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. [More]
Wilma E. Knapke, 81, 5555 Wabash Road, Coldwater, died at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 24, 2006, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Stories on October 26th, 2006
COLDWATER - In an effort to provide better treatment to cancer patients and educate physicians and staff members, officials at Mercer Health have created a Tumor Registry and Cancer Conference.
A Montezuma man remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Jail following an altercation and discharge of a weapon at an area bar early Wednesday morning. [More]
ST. MARYS - Democrat Ted Vorhees and Republican Doug Spencer will go toe-to-toe on Nov. 7 for a seat on the Auglaize County commissioner's bench to replace Hugh Core, who will retire at the end of this year.
COLDWATER - An inspector responsible for administering a new Ohio law and imposing possible sanctions against Coldwater Exempted Village Schools is not properly trained for the task, Superintendent Rich Seas said.
A Coldwater woman, who allegedly bit off nearly one-third of a man's tongue, faces additional charges as a result of a second grand jury indictment.
Emily M. Mescher, 26, 724 Lilac St., had been scheduled to go on trial Nov. 6 in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on a charge of felonious assault.
Tri Star Career Compact is lacking the participation of non-traditional students in its courses, members of the compact's board learned during a meeting Wednesday night.
Just one week to go and a few local teams' playoff hopes are still up in the air. Some of these teams can take care of their fate by winning their wa
Coldwater getting ready for playoffs; Blue Jays need win to get into playoffs
The annual Coldwater-St. John's game has received the nickname "The Big Finish" over the last several years because playoff hopes on either side of the field have come to a head in this annual Week 10 matchup. [More]
7:30 p.m. Friday - Wally Post Ath. Complex
Highlights: The Redskins punched their ticket for the postseason and a home game in week 11 with a thrashing win over Versailles last week. Andy Puthoff carried the ball nine times for 163 yards and scored three times as St. Henry put the game away early.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Panther Stadium
Highlights: The Tigers' chances for a trip to the playoffs were dashed as they were mauled by St. Henry by 43 points in the home finale at Hole Field.
Parkway played a solid game, but came up an extra point short in losing to Minster, 14-13.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Cardinals Field
Highlights: Marion Local put itself back into the playoffs with a big win over Anna, knocking the Rockets out of postseason contention.
New Bremen was rocked by St. John's as Aaron Etzkorn had two first-quarter touchdowns and three total scores in the contest.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Memorial Field
Highlights: The Rockets saw their streak of consecutive playoff trips end at six with a loss to the Flyers that knocks them out of the playoff chase in Region 20.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Bath Stadium
Highlights: The Roughriders handled Elida easily, then got some good news as several unexpected wins by former opponents allowed the Roughriders to jump back into the playoff chase.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Celina Stadium
Highlights: Wapak clinched at least a share of its first Western Buckeye League title since 1996 with a big win over Bath, securing a playoff spot in the process. [More]
Local pictures on October 26th, 2006