Wind Advisory issued October 19 at 5:16AM EDT until October 19 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT today.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusts of 30 to 40 mph will be common, but the highest gusts near 50 mph will be sporadic. Gusts will decrease behind a cold front that will move through the area this morning.
Today 63° Today 63° 44° 44° Tomorrow 61° Tomorrow 61° 51° 51° slight chance
Wednesday, July 1st, 2015
By Nancy Allen
Local wheat farmers might be eating hotdogs and setting off fireworks rather than harvesting their crops this weekend.
Many farmers target July 4 to harvest wheat. However, the ground is so wet due to record rainfall and flooding, many will not be able to get into their fields, local ag officials said. [More]
Obituaries on July 1st, 2015
Shirley J. Hamilton Varwig, 89, of Toledo and formerly of Celina, died on June 23, 2015, at St. Vincent Medical Center. [More]
Local pictures on July 1st, 2015
Subscriber stories on July 1st, 2015
Improved economy credited with local turnaround
A strong local economy continues to reduce the number of home foreclosures that skyrocketed during the Great Recession.
According to Mercer County
SIDNEY -   A St. Marys man on Tuesday was sentenced to seven years in prison for starting a fire that killed a 50-year-old man in Shelby County in December.
ST. HENRY - A local landscape employee was listed in critical condition this morning at a Dayton hospital after an accident at noon Tuesday at the intersection of U.S. 127 and state Route 119.
CELINA - The overall transportation budget funded by the federal government for income-eligible residents in Mercer County increased nearly 20 percent this year.
TIPP CITY - A Fort Recovery man was arrested Saturday afternoon in Tipp City and charged with multiple violations including drug trafficking and child endangering.
ROCKFORD - Jessica Shaffer knows how hard it is to have enough clothing for three growing children.
"I was raised on consignment clothes," said Sha
I had the chance to go one-on-one with Scoonie Penn last Thursday at Murotech Court in St. Marys, the site of his basketball camp to assist the efforts of St. Marys Tailgate for Cancer (To clarify: we didn't actually play basketball, that would have been embarrassing. It was an interview).