Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 5:25PM EST until February 1 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
Celina councilman leads drive for creating position
By William Kincaid
CELINA - As most big companies have a human resources person, so too should a city boasting a $50 million budget, city councilman Jeff Larmore argued this week.
Larmore led the charge at a personnel and finance committee meeting at which city officials revisited a long-dormant discussion of adding a human resources position to the city's administration. They'll reconvene for another round of talks at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers on the second floor of the city administration building. [More]
MENDON - Fire gutted a mobile home, displacing a resident, on Deep Cut Road east of Coil Road on Thursday afternoon.
The fire started in the north wall of the residence, according to Mendon Fire Chief Darrell Etgen, but the exact cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Etgen estimated the damage at between $7,500 and $8,000. [More]
Clarence L. Eckstein, Sr., age 93, formerly of Celina, Ohio, died March 14, 2018 at 8:00 am in Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. [More]
CELINA - Local health officials say they're seeing an uptick in scabies within a specific population in Mercer County but hesitated to provide more details, citing confidential information.
WAPAKONETA - A Texas man was injured in a single-vehicle accident after he reportedly fell asleep while driving his semitrailer on U.S. 33 just east of the Mercer-Auglaize county line at about 4:23 a.m. Thursday.
