Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:34PM EST until January 26 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches possible.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 12:34PM EST until January 23 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to noon EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While temperatures are expected to be in the upper single digits (above zero), a northwest wind at 10-15 mph will make temperatures feel as if they are colder than 10 below zero.
4° 4° Fri 10° Fri 10° -1° -1° Sat 11° Sat 11° chance
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Friday, January 23rd, 2015
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Mercer County Maintenance Supervisor Dave Dorsten on Thursday peers up through a shaft where ash was pumped from an underground coal bin on the north end of the courthouse. Officials this year plan to fill in the area while expanding handicapped parking directly above.

Related online story:
Courthouse project changes; coal bin issue slated to be addressed
CELINA - New plans to improve handicapped-accessibility at the courthouse include filling an aging underground coal bin but exclude proposed changes to the main entrance. [More]
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