Blowing Dust Advisory issued March 13 at 3:16PM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the High Wind Warning, west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
High Wind Warning issued March 13 at 3:16PM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the High Wind Warning, west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Special Weather Statement issued March 13 at 2:44PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Very strong wind gusts and dry soil is leading to areas of blowing dust across the area. This is causing visibility to be reduced to one mile or less in localized area.
Motorists should be prepared for rapidly changing visibility. Slow down and leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.
As winds slowly decrease late this afternoon into the evening, blowing dust should diminish.
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Thursday, December 30th, 2010
By Margie Wuebker
'Tis the season for New Year's resolutions with people vowing to get more healthy and lose some weight.
Fifteen members of the Mercer County Sheriff's Office started early by launching their own 14-week Biggest Loser competition Nov. 1. To date, the eight women and seven men have lost 91.5 pounds. [More]
Chatt Insurance Holiday Tournament
By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - For the second straight year, the boys' championship of the Chatt Insurance Holiday Tournament came down to the host Parkway Panthers and St. Marys Roughriders.
And for the second straight year, the big trophy was put on a bus to Auglaize County as the Roughriders won their fourth straight game, 52-45 over the Panthers. [More]
Obituaries on December 30th, 2010
Virgil "Barney" S. Gudorf, 90, Minster, and Curtis, Mich., died Dec. 29, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Harry Thomas Wolfe, 85, Bluffton, Ind., died at 3:54 p.m. Dec. 20, 2010, at Meadowvale Nursing Home in Bluffton, Ind. [More]
Mason Edward Thomas Thobe, three months, Coldwater, died Dec. 28, 2010, at Children's Medical Center in Dayton. [More]
Local pictures on December 30th, 2010
Subscriber stories on December 30th, 2010
CELINA - Wright State University-Lake Campus officials hope to break ground for its first dormitory next month.
Tom Knapke, development director of
ST. MARYS - Council held second reading for the 2011 budget Wednesday with total appropriations set at $47.2 million.
The city will have a carryover of approximately $1 million from 2010. Auditor Doug Riesen this morning said he did not have projected revenue for 2011.
Rusty, a terrier mix and best friend of fourth-grader Nick Bruns from Marion Local Schools, became Mercer County's Top Dog on Wednesday.
The Top Do
ARCANUM - An area teen was killed Wednesday after his clothing became tangled in a manure spreader.
John M. Warner, 16, of Arcanum, was pronounced dead shortly after 2:30 p.m. in a field along Delisle-Fourman Road in Darke County.
VAN WERT - Area artist Kay Sluterbeck has a fun art project for kids and adults to try this winter season.
Sluterbeck, who works at Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, suggests making an imitation of an amate painting.
30th Annual HALLiday Shootout
CELINA - The Celina boys basketball team has won the annual HALLiday Shootout on 12 different occasions and the Bulldogs earned the chance to do so again tonight.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster outscored Liberty-Benton 24-13 in the first half and held off the Eagles to capture the Vicki Mauk Classic 43-39 on Wedneday at the Elida Fieldhouse.