Frost Advisory issued April 5 at 1:22PM EDT until April 6 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 10 AM EDT Monday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Monday night through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Freeze Watch issued April 5 at 1:22PM EDT until April 7 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 10 AM EDT Monday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Monday night through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Today 46° Today 46° 36° 36° frost Tomorrow 50° Tomorrow 50° 25° 25°
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
By Shelley Grieshop
The sagging national economy may be helping spur local sales.
Mercer County sales tax collections this year are up 5.74 percent compared with the same time period last year. Approximately $2.6 million in sales tax has been collected through purchases since January - nearly $140,000 more than last year at this time. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
The Mercer County Elks hosted three Midwest Athletic Conference golf matchups on Monday, with the undefeated St. Henry girls team looking to go to 5-0 on the season in facing Parkway.
The Redskins rolled to victory in knocking three strokes off their school record for nine holes, shooting a 186 - having broken the record two weeks ago at The Elks - with the Panthers coming in with a 214. [More]
Obituaries on September 9th, 2008
Shirley "Shirt" Byerley, 73, 231 Jack Oak Point Road, St. Marys, died at 8 p.m. Sept. 7, 2008, at her home of complications from Lou Gehrig's Disease. [More]
John Bruce "John John" Silliman, 42, 220 Bachar Road, Celina, died at 5:20 p.m. [More]
Betty June Straw, 83, 14629 Schumm Road, Ohio City, died at 4:15 a.m. Sept. 7, 2008, at her home. [More]
Bea Uhlenhake, 88, of Celina, died Sept. 8, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Pauline M. Wale, 79, 611 Red Oak Drive, St. Marys, died at 8:45 p.m. Sept. 7, 2008, at Golden Living Center-Valley, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on September 9th, 2008
Subscriber stories on September 9th, 2008
Now is the time to lobby the state for more money to help clean up Grand Lake, said a member of the private Lake Development Corporation (LDC) on Monday.
Celina City Council members on Monday night unanimously approved accepting $420,000 from the Mercer County Budget Commission, which is $50,000 less than last year, Celina Safety Service Director Jeff Hazel said.
COLDWATER - The dry weather that has had Mercer County by the throat the past few weeks has caused a few headaches for village crews.
"Things are just dry and have caused a few water breaks. We've had our share," Village Manager-Engineer Eric Thomas reported at Monday's village council meeting.
MINSTER - Action taken by the Minster Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) on Monday night clears the way for construction of a warehouse/storage facility in the Minster Industrial Park.
Sept. 20 run will start and end at St. Marys VFW; raise funds for good causes
Participation in the annual Auglaize County Tractor Poker Run just keeps growing and organizers hope it will get even bigger this year.
"The first
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and Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway suffered its first loss of the volleyball season, losing a big five-game battle with Crestview on Monday night in Convoy.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys girls soccer coach Paul Dingledine knows that the next two weeks will tell a lot about his squad.
Beginning Monday night, the