Special Weather Statement issued March 16 at 11:52PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Scattered snow showers occurring across the area will slowly diminish through the overnight hours. These snow showers will continue to cause brief reductions in visibility. In addition, the snow showers could produce a light coating of snow on roadways. This will result in the potential for some slick spots to develop. Motorists should be prepared for changing conditions overnight and exercise extra caution.
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Thursday, March 17th, 2016
New Bremen narrows school options
By Claire Giesige
NEW BREMEN - Options for a new or renovated school building for kindergartners through eighth-graders have been narrowed down from four plans to three.
School board members on Monday discussed plans presented by Garmann-Miller & Associates of Minster, the architecture and engineering firm chosen in August to complete pre-bond work on the building. [More]
Obituaries on March 17th, 2016
Robert Hoying
Robert H. Hoying, age 84, of Minster, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. [More]
Glenna Henschen
Glenna "Jean" Henschen, 92, New Knoxville, Ohio, died 12:20 P.M. Sunday, March 13, 2016, at the Saint Marys Living Center. [More]
Charlotte Ramsey
Charlotte A. Ramsey age 69 of Celina, formerly of Dayton, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Bonnie Salyers
Bonnie Jean Salyers, age 69, of Rossburg, OH, passed away, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Mercer Health in Coldwater, OH. [More]
Vincent Kanney
Vincent C. Kanney, age 83, of Coldwater, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Jeffrey King
Jeffery R. King age 52 of New Bremen, died unexpectedly at his residence.
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Alan Shafer
Alan "Al" L. Shafer, 77, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at his residence surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 8:37 am. [More]
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Mercer County residents' health improved in 2015
Progress reported in many areas
CELINA - Mercer County residents' health improved last year, according to the latest edition of the County Health Rankings, released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin.
Local doctor stresses dangers of drug addiction
ST. MARYS - A local doctor on Wednesday warned St. Marys Rotary Club members about the dangers of drug use.
Dr. Bob Gill of Grand Lake Health Syst
Council boosts local funding for possible project
Montezuma
MONTEZUMA – Village officials will commit $18,000 as the local share in a state grant application for a street resurfacing project.
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Arts group to team up with county fair
The Lake Area Arts Group is teaming up with Mercer County Fair officials to increase the focus on the arts during this year's fair.
The collaboration is part of an ongoing effort by LAAG to inspire interest in the arts in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Mikesell, Flyers ready for NCAA Tournament
St. Henry's Ryan Mikesell committed to the University of Dayton men's basketball team a few months after the Flyers' run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2014.
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