Special Weather Statement issued December 29 at 10:25AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Light snow showers will continue through the day today. Visibility will be reduced at times with this snow shower activity. In addition, with falling temperatures, isolated slick spots will be possible.
Wind Advisory issued December 29 at 2:00AM EST until December 29 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 and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, 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 27° Today 27° chance 17° 17° slight chance Tomorrow 26° Tomorrow 26° 22° 22°
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Celina man tries to toss contraband over fence into prison
By Margie Wuebker
A 27-year-old Celina man remains incarcerated at the Allen County Jail after he attempted to toss drugs and other contraband over the fence at the Allen Correctional Institution on Monday morning.
Christopher Pickens Hughes, 401 Meyers Road, faces a charge of conveyance of drugs onto the grounds of a detention facility, a third-degree felony, after Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections staff members observed a package along the perimeter of the fence surrounding the institution. [More]
Obituaries on July 27th, 2010
Joshua Houts
Joshua A. Houts, 21, Celina, died July 25, 2010, at his home.
He was born Apr [More]
Mark Kremer
Mark Kremer, 82, St. Henry, died July 20, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Birchie Fisher
Birchie "Lee" Fisher, 81, St. Marys, died at 3:37 p.m. July 22, 2010, in the emergency department at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on July 27th, 2010
Subscriber stories on July 27th, 2010
Campaign to begin
City organizes group to promote income tax levy
CELINA - The city will promote an income tax levy through a public campaign that Celina officials hope will inform citizens of its need for additional revenue and dispel misinformation about city spending.
St. Marys store fix starts
Building will be leased to school district for staff
ST. MARYS - Renovation has begun on the downtown store that will be leased to St. Marys City Schools to house the administrative staff. City council on Monday night appropriated loan money to fund the work.
Celina may sell problem property
CELINA - The city may sell the former Piper property at 501 W. Warren St. next month through public bids, according to Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan.
Prayer for rain
Day after day the sun shone out
Till the earth was choking with dust and drought,
And millions of blossoms on hill and plain
Were almost dead for the want of rain.
Street paving work ahead of schedule
ST. HENRY - Village council members were happy to learn a large street paving project likely will be completed much earlier than expected.
Village
Council accepts bid for water tower work
COLDWATER - Village council members accepted a bid of $42,920 from H20 Towers of Saline, Mich., for cleaning and painting the exterior of the town's 500,000 gallon water tower on the west end of the village.
Grand Lake rallies in the eighth to top Cows
CELINA - With just a week left in the season to try to move into the top six of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League standings for a playoff berth, the Grand Lake Mariners are in need of a late-season surge.
Three vying for SWCD board
Auglaize County
Three candidates are vying for one open seat on the Auglaize County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board of supervisors.
They are Bill Tostrick, German Township; Jim Albers, Washington Township; and Lou Brown, German Township.
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