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.
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2016
Users will no longer face penalty for overdue books
By Claire Giesige
CELINA - At the Mercer County District Library, overdue fines will go the way of wooden card catalogs, checkout stamps and typewriters.
Beginning April 11, the start of National Library Week, the library will no longer charge overdue fines for items checked out at the main library and its three branches. The policy will be retroactive, meaning fines dating before April 11 for materials that have been returned will be waived. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - Parkway and St. Marys went toe-to-toe for five innings before the Panthers put the game away in the bottom of the sixth to pick up a 7-3 win over the Roughriders in an MAC vs. WBL softball matchup at the Panther diamond.
Parkway (2-0) scored first and never trailed as the Roughriders answered the early deficits. [More]
Obituaries on March 30th, 2016
Berry Grigg Silver, 75, of St. Marys, OH passed away Sunday March 27, 2016 at his residence, after a recent diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. [More]
Edward F. Reynolds, 68, died at 5:01 p.m. March 28, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, surrounded by his family. [More]
Harold Wayne Price, 49, St. Marys Township, died on March 28, 2016, from injuri [More]
Alma Makley, 86, St. Marys, died on March 28, 2016, at Otterbein Senior Lifesty [More]
Bernitta Jean Hays, 84, Celina, died on March 30, 2016, at Kindred Hospital, Li [More]
Gene Brodbeck, 98, St. Marys, died on March 28, 2016, at Otterbein Senior Lifes [More]
Local pictures on March 30th, 2016
Subscriber stories on March 30th, 2016
Saturday house blaze causes $50K damage
ST. MARYS - A Saturday house fire in St. Marys Township has claimed the life of a man and a family dog.
Harold Price, 49, reportedly died at a Dayton-area hospital after having been transported from Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, township fire chief Chad Hicks said.
CELINA - After having the primary election last month, county elections officials are preparing for a special election on June 7 in 15 of Mercer County's 36 precincts in the 8th Congressional District to fill the seat vacated by John Boehner, R-West Chester.
CELINA - Bids for the proposed Beaver Creek erosion-control project came in much higher than anticipated, prompting Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday to reject them.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections members have approved official results from the March 15 primary elections.
The official Election D
CELINA - It was the type of finish that probably had fans saying "What the heck just happened?"
The short answer: one improbable comeback by Celina
Tuesday's Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
A four-run fifth inning by Celina broke a 2-all tie with Minster and kept the Bulldogs in front for good as they improved to 2-0 with a 10-6 win on Tuesday night at Four Seasons Park in Minster.