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.
MARIA STEIN - A new 50-foot tall steel cross erected Tuesday was built as a spiritual landmark for generations to come.
The 11,000-pound cross, made of shiny stainless steel, was a gift to the Spiritual Center of Maria Stein along St. Johns Road, donated by its board members. The donors said its presence will serve as a towering welcome to retreat house visitors. [More]
Three area men face charges after they allegedly climbed the Chickasaw water tower early Sunday morning and then left the scene before authorities arrived.
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call at 3:55 a.m. but found no one in the area. A subsequent call indicated the trio had climbed down and left in a blue four-wheel drive pickup truck with a loud exhaust. They were last seen headed southbound on state Route 716 in the direction of Maria Stein. [More]
Just two days after its best offensive game of the summer, Grand Lake was handcuffed by Lake Erie on Tuesday evening.
The Mariners were shut out for the first six innings before falling to the Monarchs, 6-2, in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League play at Jim Hoess Field. [More]
A Mendon man, who drove left of center and killed a Minster mother of four, received an 18-month operator's license suspension and a $500 fine during a recent appearance in Celina Municipal Court.
Mercer County and Ohio Division of Parks officials are discussing a potential partnership to build a new boathouse along Celina's west bank of Grand Lake.
ROCKFORD - The issue of naming the new school's auditorium after former band director Richard Sherrick was revisited at the Parkway Local Schools board of education meeting Tuesday.
WAPAKONETA - A 33-year-old man was denied release from prison where he is serving an 18-month prison sentence for stabbing another man during a bar fight in St. Marys in March.
A busload of local community leaders traveled throughout Mercer County on Tuesday, visiting some of the top businesses to get a better understanding of the economic base.
