Special Weather Statement issued January 19 at 9:06AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
An arctic cold front will move through the area this afternoon and evening, bringing snow showers and much colder air. While accumulations will generally be less than one half inch, quick bursts of snow will result in reductions in visibility and slick conditions at times. Some snow squalls are possible, which could lead to locally difficult travel conditions.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 9:02AM EST until January 22 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 19 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 1 AM Monday to 10 AM EST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
Today 23° Today 23° slight chance isolated Tomorrow 10° Tomorrow 10°
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
It is the same wage and benefit package teachers received
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Classified employees at Minster Local Schools will receive the same wage and benefit package given to teachers as a result of unanimous action taken by the board of education Monday night.
They will receive a 3 percent salary increase the first year and a 2.85 percent increase the second year. The classified employees are janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and others without a teaching certificate. [More]
By Janie Southard
ST. MARYS - Recent blips in electric service have put 2008 ahead in electric interruptions over the 13 run up in 2007. The city's electric system department credits most outages to scampering and inquisitive squirrels and raccoons, now, of course, deceased. [More]
Obituaries on October 28th, 2008
Esta E. Bollenbacher, 92, 9866 state Route 49, Rockford, died at 6:45 a.m. Oct. 27, 2008, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Former Glynwood Road resident Mary Dietz, 81, died at 4:02 a.m. Oct. 28, 2008, [More]
Former St. Marys resident Katherine Roth, 66, died Oct. 24, 2008, at the Auglai [More]
Ivo L. Walterbusch, 75, 410 Kremer Road, Maria Stein, died at 9 a.m. Oct. 27, 2 [More]
William G. Winget, 62, 3448 St. Anthony Road, Celina, died at 9:50 p.m. Oct. 24, 2008, at his son's residence in Celina. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Local pictures on October 28th, 2008
Subscriber stories on October 28th, 2008
The city of Celina may resurface streets in a three-block area next summer if a proposed new senior citizen apartment complex is built on a portion of the former Mersman factory site on Wayne Street.
Voters next week will be asked to pass a constitutional amendment to renew the Clean Ohio Fund, which supports the preservation of land and waterways across the state.
COLDWATER - The salt bins are loaded and the village is ready for "Old Man Winter," Village Manager/Engineer Eric Thomas told village councilors Monday evening.
A Daily Standard editorial
Issue 6 on the Ohio ballot would amend the state constitution to allow one private business - whose owners boast less than stellar reputations - to build a gambling casino and resort near the community of Wilmington in Clinton County.