Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 9:00AM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 2:21AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 15 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
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Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Wilson family sells 69 acres to state
By Nancy Allen
ROCKFORD - Sixty-nine acres of land teeming with unusual bird species and rare plants along the St. Marys River is set to become an Ohio Nature Preserve this fall.
The state last year purchased the land off the east side of U.S. 127 north of U.S. 33 from the George Wilson family. Wilson, a local conservationist and tree farmer named the 1991 Ohio Tree Farmer of the Year, died Oct. 3, 2009, at the age of 89. [More]
Last Curtain Call
By Robb Hemmelgarn
Twenty years ago, New Knoxville and Fort Recovery had two of the top boys basketball teams in Division IV.
After they both had slashed their way through the sectional tournament, they bumped into one another in district play at Wapakoneta for their second meeting of the year. [More]
Obituaries on March 7th, 2013
Ruth E. Littlefield, 102, formerly of St. Marys, died March 4, 2013, at Alden Towne Manor, Chicago, Ill. [More]
Jeanette M. Watercutter, 74, Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes March 6, 2013, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on March 7th, 2013
Subscriber stories on March 7th, 2013
Chaplain to death row inmates speaks to local audience
COLDWATER - Nothing good comes from the death penalty, a priest who attended to death row inmates in Ohio, including a man who was put to death Wednesday morning, told a large crowd at the United Steelworkers Hall on Wednesday night.
Three teachers settle charge with Coldwater schools
COLDWATER - An unfair labor practice charge recently was settled between Coldwater schools and three teachers.
Teachers Christopher Miller, Sophia
LIMA - Prison time keeps mounting for a Maria Stein-area man facing multiple charges of raping children in three counties.
Travis M. Quinter, 33, 1
After squaring off in a battle for first place in the Midwest Athletic Conference during the regular season in late January, conference co-champions St. Henry and St. John's will battle for a spot in the Kettering Regional on Friday night in the Division IV district final at the Elida Fieldhouse.