High Wind Warning issued March 13 at 1:09AM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 5 AM early this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
37° 37° chance Fri 54° Fri 54° slight chance 29° 29° Sat 48° Sat 48°
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
No one injured in St. Marys residence
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - A fire Tuesday afternoon heavily damaged a home and kept fire crews on the scene for more than six hours.
Firefighters from the city and township departments, as well as manpower from Celina Fire Department, were summoned to the residence at 1501 Neil Ave. about 2 p.m. No injuries were reported and no one was home at the time. Flames were shooting into the air when crews arrived, St. Marys City Fire Chief Joe Weaver said. [More]
By Ryan Hines
Jordan Thompson's career on the football field has been a journey of adjustments, and the Rockford native has excelled every step of the way.
From his All-Ohio Friday night's starring for the Parkway Panthers to his current status as a two-time captain for the Ohio Bobcats, Thompson has always displayed the characteristics, on and off the field, of an athlete willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. [More]
Obituaries on August 1st, 2012
Sam Lane, 70, Celina, died at 2:20 a.m. July 31, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Walter F. Schulze, 79, Yorkshire, died July 30, 2012, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. [More]
Robert J. "Bob" Muhlenkamp, 83, Portland, Ind., died Aug. 1, 2012, at Briarwood [More]
James L. Siegel, 72, Fort Loramie, died July 31, 2012, at his residence.
He w [More]
Sylvester W. Bruggeman, 93, St. Henry, died July 30, 2012, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on August 1st, 2012
Subscriber stories on August 1st, 2012
Clean-up, damage assessments under way
CELINA - Officials are still awaiting final damage estimates nearly five weeks after a mega-state storm swept through Mercer County.
Insurance adju
Expanded listing on national register may help Fort Recovery receive grant funding
FORT RECOVERY - Officials from the Fort Recovery State Museum and Ball State University will attempt to get more of the village's battlefield from the Indian Wars listed on the National Register of Historical Places.
WAPAKONETA - Rides, games, food stands and barns filled with livestock, poultry and rabbits are some of the things attracting people of all ages to the 160th Auglaize County Fair.
CELINA - A Celina couple used some personal lows of job loss and back pain as incentive to leap into a new business that has been spiraling upward.
ST. MARYS - Cisco Lawn and Landscaping will move into the former Legends Sports Grill in March 2013.
The business will move from 165 East Bank Road