Special Weather Statement issued January 22 at 5:57AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Road temperatures below freezing are combining with some lingering surface moisture to produce localized black ice this morning.
If traveling this morning, use extra caution and be aware of the potential for spotty slick spots on untreated roadways.
Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 2:05AM EST until January 26 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 6 inches possible.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
Volunteers hope to grow community spirit to help families
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A special garden is being planted in Celina to provide fresh produce to low-income families in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Three employees of Sources Community Network Services in Celina are spearheading "The Giving Garden" project to benefit clients of CALL Food Pantry in Celina and Agape Ministries in St. Marys. [More]
Division III Baseball District at Elida
By Gary R. Rasberry
ELIDA - Coldwater was hoping to save ace pitcher Keith Wenning for Saturday's Division III district final.
But, a sluggish Cavalier start forced Wenning to take the mound to keep the team's hope for a third straight district title alive. Wenning shut down Evergreen over the final six innings as the Cavaliers advance with a 5-3 win at Ed Sandy Field in Elida. [More]
Obituaries on May 21st, 2010
Victor L. Lewis, 57, 100 Walnut Shore Drive, Celina, and formerly of Piqua, died May 20, 2010, at his home of an apparent suicide. [More]
Barbara Hicks, 67, Coldwater, died at 8:57 a.m. May 19, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Margaret Wickersham Sommer, 91, St. Marys, died at 3:15 a.m. May 20, 2010, at Hospice House in Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Clifford L. Meyer, 73, Newport, died May 19, 2010, at his home.
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Thelma Elizabeth Schulze, 80, of Rangeline Road, Russia, died at 5:10 a.m. May 19, 2010, at Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Local pictures on May 21st, 2010
Subscriber stories on May 21st, 2010
FORT RECOVERY - The reasons for their vote were as varied as the candidates they chose, but all of the students who cast a ballot Thursday at the Fort Recovery State Museum where happy to have the opportunity.
CELINA - A 16-year-old Celina boy faces a felony charge of corrupting another with drugs stemming from an April 28 incident at the Celina Alternative Learning Center.
Mercer County commissioners on Thursday received just one bid for a new ambulance chassis and related equipment.
Life Star Rescue of Van Wert submi
Division IV Softball District at Wapakoneta
WAPAKONETA - It will be an all-Midwest Athletic Conference final in the Division IV district softball final at Wapakoneta High School, thanks in part to huge offensive innings and great pitching for Marion Local and St. Henry.
Division III District Track at Minster
MINSTER - The Marion Local girls and the Minster boys took the early leads after the first day of competition at the Division III district track meet at Minster on Thursday.
Division III Softball District at Bath
The Fort Recovery Indians had its softball season end on Thursday at Bath High School as Archbold scored nine runs over the final four innings to post a 12-2 win in Division III district semifinal action.