Special Weather Statement issued December 19 at 5:24AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Scattered snow showers can be expected this morning along with westerly winds gusting to around 40 mph at times. Temperatures will continue to fall this morning, with readings dropping well below freezing.
Snow accumulations will be a half inch or less. This will result in some slick spots on untreated surfaces as well as bridges and overpasses. Please allow for some extra time to reach your destination this morning. Be prepared for changing road conditions as well as gusty winds.
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2018
Law enforcement trains for shooter
By William Kincaid
MERCER COUNTY - Law enforcement officials across the country have adopted much more aggressive ways to respond to active-school shootings since the infamous Columbine High School massacre that unfolded almost two decades ago.
Training for police officers and sheriff's deputies this week in St. Henry illustrated that shift in response by emphasizing that a quick response is essential to quell carnage and minimize the damage inside the school. [More]
Obituaries on June 23rd, 2018
Colette Dugan, 84, of St. Marys, OH died at 3:47 a.m. Thursday June 21, 2018 at Otterbein-St. Marys. [More]
Terry L. Kennedy, 74, of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, formerly of Medina, Ohio, died June 21, 2018, in Winchester, Virginia. [More]
Marcella Smerik, 97, of Celina, died June 22, 2018, at the Laurels of Shane Hil [More]
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Subscriber stories on June 23rd, 2018
CELINA - Chad A. Ralston, 40, Rockford, has received his second 17-month prison sentence on charges involving juveniles.
Ralston was sentenced on Friday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on a charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a fourth-degree felony.
Compiled by Colin Foster
The Grand Lake Mariners scored three runs in the top of the sixth to defeat the Hamilton Joes 4-3 in Friday's nightcap and salvage a doubleheader split at Foundation Field in Hamilton.