Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 1:49PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 9 and 11 inches. * WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties. * WHEN...Until noon EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 1:32PM EST until January 26 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 25 below zero possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Extreme Cold Watch issued January 24 at 1:32PM EST until January 27 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 25 below zero possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is seeking nearly $50,000 in video equipment that would allow inmates to attend court hearings from jail.
The technology - valued at $49,269 - would save travel time and related expenses for the deputies who must escort prisoners back and forth from jail to the courthouse several miles away, Grey said. He also noted it would give his officers more time to patrol the county and investigate crime. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Commissioners have set Sept. 16 as the date to rededicate the 117-year-old Auglaize County Courthouse following an $8.6 million renovation project.
Commissioner Don Regula told department heads and elected officials during a meeting Thursday a ceremony is planned for 2:30 p.m; a VIP invitation list is being created. [More]
MINSTER - The Minster Wildcats used a huge offensive outburst in the first inning and a solid pitching performance from J.R. Nixon and Matthew Trushaw to eliminate the Fort Loramie Redskins from the District 4 ACME tournament with a 7-3 triumph on Thursday night in the Auglaize-Shelby bracket at Hanover Street Park. [More]
Dunham's Sports fits Celina market with sports, hunting and fishing gear
CELINA - A large crowd turned out for the grand opening on Thursday of Dunham's Sports, located in 33,000 square feet of the former Walmart store off Havemann Road in the Lakewood Village Shopping Center.
The Indiana man who allegedly sent emergency personnel rushing to Grand Lake last month on a fictitious report of a child being dumped into the water remains in the Mercer County Detention Facility on a $50,000 cash bond.
CELINA - Chef Michael Delligatta said the community-based organic food movement can't feed the world, but it can fill the demand for fresh, locally grown food.
ST. MARYS - The fee for Tri Star students is increasing.
St. Marys school board members approved the increase during their meeting Thursday. Students will pay $8 for the next two school years. For 2014-2015, the fee will decrease to $6. The current fee is $5.
ROSSBURG - Two men received serious injuries when they fell from the back of a moving pickup truck at Eldora Speedway Thursday. The mishap occurred at 8:14 p.m., according to Darke County Sheriff's Office reports.
COLDWATER - A seven-run outburst in the second inning proved to be the difference as Celina avenged its earlier loss to Crestview in the District 4 ACME tournament with a 12-5 win over the Knights on Thursday at Veterans Field in Coldwater.
In the 28-year history of the $50,000 to-win Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway, two names have been synonymous as the favorites for the event and 2012 is no different.
The Junior ACME regional tournament will be held at Celina's Westview Park this weekend with four teams battling for a berth into the state tournament series.