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Freeze Warning issued April 24 at 10:02PM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.
* WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

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Saturday, August 3rd, 2013

No heat! Sweet!

Cool summer good news for some businesses

By Eric Adams

CELINA - Hot and dry conditions typically mean more dips of ice-cream as well as dips in the public swimming pool. Less often considered are uncharacteristic dips in the mercury, such as those experienced during recent weeks.

Perhaps the greatest beneficiaries of unseasonably mild weather are landscaping providers such as Dues Nursery in Celina, where business is blooming. [More]

Obituaries on August 3rd, 2013

Thelma Hawk

Thelma W. Hawk, 98, died early Aug. 1, 2013, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, where she had been a patient for six years. [More]

Austin Luebke

Austin Thomas Luebke, 20, Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes the eveni [More]

Joe Meiring

Joe Meiring, 82, of Fort Recovery, died Aug. 1, 2013, in Wisner, La.

He was born June 6, 1931, in Sharpsburg, to Bernard H. and Julia Fiely Meiring. [More]

Local pictures on August 3rd, 2013

Subscriber stories on August 3rd, 2013

Elections board OKs new website authority

Officials unexpectedly find site blank earlier in the week

CELINA - Some Mercer County Board of Elections officials feared the worst when the department's website appeared blank earlier this week.

But the

Mild weather gives Auglaize fair a boost

WAPAKONETA - Cool weather and clear skies make the perfect formula for a successful fair.

Fair manager Fred Piehl said this year's fair that began Sunday and wraps up today has been a huge success with increased attendance at all venues throughout the grounds.

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