High Wind Watch issued March 12 at 2:12AM 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 possible. * WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Ohio's harsh winter decimated the honey bee population throughout the state and may result in higher prices for some fruits and vegetables.
Preliminary observations indicate Ohio beekeepers may have lost 50 to 80 percent of their honey bees, said Reed Johnson, an entomology professor at The Ohio State University. [More]
ST. MARYS - The Celina boys tennis team started its slate of Western Buckeye League tennis matches this week in fine fashion by beating cross-lake rival St. Marys 4-1 on a windy Tuesday afternoon at Minster Bank Courts in St. Marys.
The NetDogs improve to 7-0 in league fixtures with home league matches with Van Wert on Friday and fellow league unbeaten Shawnee on Saturday. The Roughriders drop to 2-4 in the WBL. [More]
Bids sought for Celina-Coldwater recreation project
CELINA - Mercer County will save more than $10,000 by using its own staff to oversee an estimated $230,000 project to pave and enhance the Celina-Coldwater bike path later this year.
The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties is asking voters in each county to approve a new 1-mill levy that would annually collect $3.2 million.
ST. MARYS - Voters in the school district on Tuesday will decide whether to renew a levy that brings in $1.84 million annually.
The 5-year, 6.8-mill property tax levy was first passed in 2004 and expires at the end of the year. The levy helps fund day-to-day operations at the district.
MINSTER - Over the past three seasons, Minster golfer John Burke has methodically scaled his way up through the Midwest Athletic Conference golf ranks.
