Heat Advisory issued July 4 at 12:25AM EDT until July 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Remember, multiple days with excessive heat can have compounding effects.
Today 89° Today 89° slight chance chance 72° 72° likely Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° chance 70° 70° likely
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
By Janie Southard
Tick tock. Spring ahead. Fall behind. Yada yada.Daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m.
It's getting to be old hat now, but back in 1918 when "summer time" came to America, folks were flummoxed that their routine was going to be disturbed.
Thumbing through old Daily Standards from March and April 1918 produced a report that President Woodrow Wilson recently had signed the daylight saving bill to take effect on April 1 of that year. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLUMBUS - Earlier this week, Versailles girls basketball head coach Jacki Stonebraker said that her team had the feel of an underdog against five-time state champ Regina.
That feeling quickly passed on Friday.
The Tigers took control in the second quarter and never looked back, advancing to the Division III state championship game with a 75-60 win over the Royals at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. [More]
Obituaries on March 8th, 2008
Wilbur "Bill" E. Groeneveld, 76, 1518 Westbury Drive, Celina, died at 3 a.m. March 7, 2008, at his home. [More]
S. Shirlene Harden, 72, 324 Greenville Road, St. Marys, died at 3:25 p.m. March 6, 2008, at her home. [More]
Former St. Marys resident Beatrice Keiber, 86, died March 3, 2008, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home, Spencerville. [More]
Mary Catherine Now, 83, 648 N. Sugar St., Celina, died at 10:07 p.m. March 6, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Herbert H. Rolfes, 84, 1208 Rolfes Road, Maria Stein, died at 1:25 a.m. March 7, 2008, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
John J. Schnell, 63, of Wapakoneta, died March 7, 2008, at his home.
Arrangem [More]
Local pictures on March 8th, 2008
Subscriber stories on March 8th, 2008
MINSTER - Some people hunt rabbits and deer while others set their sights on larger game like moose and bear.
Local residents Rogell and Caray Schm
ST. HENRY - A veterans memorial inscribed with the name of every St. Henry serviceman and woman since the Civil War is planned as soon as the money is raised.
COLUMBUS - It has not been hard for opposing coaches to single out the players to stop for Versailles during this basketball season. Both Justine Raterman and Emily Bohman have been dominating all season.
COLUMBUS - These last two state runs for the Versailles girls basketball team has seen the Tigers faced with challenging a nationally known top player from the other team.