Special Weather Statement issued December 4 at 5:17AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Wind gusts of 40 MPH are possible from this afternoon through Thursday afternoon. Some locally higher gusts of 45 to 50 mph will be possible this evening. These winds may blow around loose or light weight objects such as decorations, in particular inflatable decorations. A cold front moves through this evening bringing the potential for snow showers. While accumulations will generally be less than an inch, quick bursts of snow will lead to reductions in visibility. In addition, quickly falling temperatures will lead to the potential for slick spots on surfaces. Cold conditions are expected Thursday morning with wind chill values between -5 and 5 degrees.
Son says mother made cell phone call from assailant's car trunk
By Margie Wuebker
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the apparent abduction of an 86-year-old Fort Loramie woman who used her cell phone to call 911 from the perpetrator's car trunk.
Victoria M. Eilerman apparently was confronted by someone who walked into her 7990 state Route 705 home early Thursday afternoon. Signs of a struggle as well as blood found at the scene lead authorities to believe the elderly woman did not go willingly and they do not suspect robbery as a possible motive. [More]
A $3 million soybean extrusion plant that produces soybean oil and soybean meal could be in production as early as this summer, if construction on the facility in Rockford stays on track.
Scott Boulis, facility manager at Mercer Landmark, spoke about the project during Thursday's monthly agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina. [More]
Viola A.M. Headapohl, 92, formerly of 109 E. Front St., New Bremen, died at 9:17 a.m. April 5, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
NEW BREMEN - School officials and board members have begun preliminary discussions about the future of the existing facilities, as New Bremen has jumped further up the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) list in recent years.
Mercer County Commissioners agreed Thursday to put local Wabash Telephone Co. officials in touch with the firm that audited county telephone line usage, seeking ways to save the county money.
A Montezuma-area man has been sentenced to community control sanctions including jail time in a Mercer County Common Pleas Court case involving attempted felonious assault.
Celina graduate Scott Boley was named the Mid-American Conference's West Division Player of the Week for the second time after a spectacular showing last week.
