Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 9:00AM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 2:21AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 15 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
A severe thunderstorm with straight-line winds rocked Celina late Thursday afternoon, downing several large trees at the Mercer County Fairgrounds and causing power outages in the southeast and west portions of the city.
According to Mike Ryan, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, wind speeds from the storm reached 60-65 miles per hour. [More]
It's a game where toddlers can win and grown men can be humbled, and at $1 for eight rings, it remains one of the most popular attractions on fair midways.
The Helms family has been running the "cane game" in nearly the same spot at the Mercer County Fair since 1950. The family first set up their game at the Auglaize fair in 1948. [More]
Bertha McCrary has been attending the Mercer County Fair for the past 70-plus years and remains a steadfast contributor to its exhibits and competitions. She also helps out by setting up the fair's flower show and wherever else the fair board may need her assistance.
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board members during a meeting Thursday authorized district administrator/education specialist Nikki Hawk to look into publishing and selling new plat books to county residents.
The first recorded Perseid meteor shower was in 36 AD when a Chinese diarist wrote that "more than 100 meteors flew thither in the morning." Once more Perseids are expected to fly thither at their peak of up to 80 meteors per hour on Sunday night.
