Special Weather Statement issued March 17 at 3:42AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Scattered snow showers will continue through mid morning. With temperatures well below freezing, light snow accumulations will combine with lingering black ice from overnight, to create some slick spots on area roadways. In addition, brisk westerly winds will gust in the 25 to 35 mph range this morning.
If traveling this morning, allow for some extra time to reach your destination. Be prepared for slick conditions, especially on bridges and overpasses as well as untreated surfaces.
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
By Shelley Grieshop
Fines have been issued to four local veterans' clubs and lodges that reportedly continue to violate the new smoking ban approved by Ohio voters nine months ago.
Michelle Kimmel, director of environmental health at the Mercer County-Celina City He [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
A previous medical condition may have caused the death of a 48-year-old Dayton man who was killed in a three-vehicle crash in downtown Minster on Wednesday.
Pronounced dead at the scene was Richard M. Ferry Jr., the driver and lone occupant of a 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan, which was traveling northbound on state Route 66 at the state Route 119 intersection at 6:39 p.m. [More]
Obituaries on August 16th, 2007
Nicholas Bayer, 54, Germantown, Md., died Aug. 13, 2007, at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Edward Grant Jr., 51, 817 Rosedale Ave., St. Marys, died Aug. 15, 2007, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. Death was due to an apparent heart attack. [More]
Local pictures on August 16th, 2007
Subscriber stories on August 16th, 2007
Parkway school district is headed in the right direction. The district pulled an effective rating on the 2006-07 state report card for the second consecutive year. The district has struggled since the federally mandated testing program began in the late 1990s.
MINSTER - After 100 years in existence, the St. Augustine Men's Choir has logged another accomplishment - being named grand marshals for the Minster Oktoberfest Parade.
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery school district ended fiscal year 2007 in the black once again, with an 8.71 percent increase in the general fund balance, according to Treasurer Lori Koch.
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery FFA isn't just about "cows, sows and plows," according to vocational agriculture teacher Michael Gower, who updated school board members this week about his program.
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The Celina girls golf team shot a school record score on Wednesday and it helped the Bulldogs finish fifth at the Greenville Invitational.