Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 9:00AM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 2:21AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 15 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
Local health officials are requiring all tests on suspected flu patients be performed only at the hospital in Coldwater to enhance the tracking of possible swine flu cases.
As of this morning, Mercer and Auglaize counties have not confirmed any cases of swine flu. There are 64 cases in the U.S., one each in Ohio and Indiana and one death in Texas. [More]
Crown Equipment Corp., headquartered in New Bremen, has received a second $1 million grant from the state for a project to utilize fuel cells as the power source for a line of lift trucks.
The award for advanced research and development and commercialization comes through the Ohio Third Frontier Program with Crown being the only recipient in the area of fuel cell development. The company received just under $1 million for the same purpose last year. [More]
Natalie Rethman, a second-grader at Marion Local Schools, finished third in her age group in the national finals of the Elks USA Hoop Shoot competition. The event took place Saturday in Springfield, Mass.
Nine-year-old Rethman initially tied for second forcing a shootoff. She sank four out of the five additional shots, but the other contestant successfully downed all five. [More]
St. Henry will be even more well-represented at the Cincinnati Bengals' mini-camp this weekend after a second former Redskin got the NFL invite.
Miami University offensive tackle Steve Sutter, a St. Henry graduate, was invited to the Bengals camp and will join former Redskin Todd Boeckman with the Orange and Black. [More]
Fr. Robert Onofrey, C.PP.S., 76, died at 5:10 p.m., April 28, 2009, in the infirmary at St. Charles Center, Carthagena, following an extended illness. [More]
Parents, staff and Bills address board to keep full-time status
COLDWATER - School board members voted unanimously to change the employment status of elementary Social Worker Sue Bills from full time to part time, despite a standing room only crowd in her support at a meeting Tuesday.
Fifty-one jobs at Apria Healthcare in Minster will be phased out over the coming year as the Lake Forest, Calif.- based company consolidates its billing center operations across the country.
Police arrested a St. Marys man Tuesday and another man remains on the run after the pair attempted to use an apparatus to pass a court-ordered urine test.
Brock's RV Center, south of Celina, will switch entirely to an Internet business this fall, said Connie Fielding, who owns the business with her husband Tony.
Even as area baseball, softball and even a track meet or two were being called off due to the chilly and rainy weather, Celina track coach Dan Otten was adamant on holding Tuesday's trimeet with Western Buckeye League colleagues St. Marys and Shawnee at Varsity Track.
