Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 2:56PM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
A 16-year-old Celina boy is undergoing treatment at a Dayton hospital following a Wednesday night accident that touched off a search of Coldwater Creek for a possible passenger.
Jakob Michael Wenning, 5460 St. Anthony Road, was traveling eastbound on St. Anthony Road at a high rate of speed when he reportedly drove through the stop sign at Coldwater Creek Road just after 11 p.m., according to a Mercer County Sheriff's report. [More]
Candidates are needed for elected positions in four Mercer County communities.
Five council seats and one public affairs board position remained without contenders for the Nov. 7 general election following Wednesday's filing deadline.
WAPAKONETA - A state official objected to a local official's report that the Miami & Erie Canal is to blame for flooding problems in St. Marys and New Bremen.
A 28-year-old Celina man will spend up to six months at a community-based residential treatment center for his actions related to an apparent drug overdose.
CINCINNATI - After playing three hours of some of the most popular contemporary music of the 20th century, one thing is sure - Paul McCartney doesn't need visual gimmicks to entertain the masses.
For many of the area's baseball fans who wanted to keep up with the progress of Cory Luebke's Major League Baseball career, newspapers, television and computers were the only outlets unless they wanted to travel to see him play for the San Diego Padres.
Minster and Wapakoneta were tied at 345 after Wednesday's tournament, but an 89 by the Wildcats' fifth-golfer Xavier Francis in the tiebreak allowed Minster to grab county bragging rights during the Auglaize County Open at Wapakoneta Country Club.
