Special Weather Statement issued October 19 at 4:05PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Clear skies and light winds will lead to another cool night across the region. Overnight lows will dip into the mid to upper 30s in outlying areas. This will result in the potential for some patchy frost development late tonight and early Tuesday morning. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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]
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]
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]
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.
