Wind Advisory issued February 20 at 12:43PM EST until February 20 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Today 45° Today 45° 27° 27° Tomorrow 40° Tomorrow 40° 28° 28° slight chance
Saturday, August 1st, 2009
Officials finishing last-minute work in time for Sunday
By Margie Wuebker
WAPAKONETA - An air of expectancy hangs over the Auglaize County Fairgrounds as workers finish last-minute jobs and concessionaires ready food stands and carnival rides for the 157th fair.
The event, which draws thousands of visitors and participants, begins Sunday and continues through Aug. 8. [More]
Obituaries on August 1st, 2009
Audrey Mae Bensman, 75, Kettering, died at 5:30 p.m., July 28, 2009, at Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Delbert "Doc" J. Francis, 80, Russia-Versailles Road, Russia, died at 6:20 p.m. July 30, 2009, at Versailles Health Care Center, Versailles. [More]
Leona E. Wendel, 91, Wendelin, died at 2:20 a.m. July 31, 2009, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
James E. Cooper, 72, Ponca City, Okla., and formerly of New Bremen, died July 2 [More]
Local pictures on August 1st, 2009
Subscriber stories on August 1st, 2009
Mercer County board of elections held two special meetings last week which included six hours of executive sessions. Following the Friday morning two-hour session, no action was taken.
Celina
Rick Bachelor was officially named Celina's safety service director on Friday by the city's Mayor Sharon LaRue.
  Bachelor has been acting safety service director since June. He resigned from his city council seat to temporarily take the post following the unexpected resignation of Jeff Hazel.