Wind Advisory issued February 20 at 4:45AM EST until February 20 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Special Weather Statement issued February 20 at 3:03AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Southwest winds will increase this morning with the passage of a strong cold front. Southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 45 mph expected this morning into the afternoon before diminishing toward evening.
These gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.
Today 45° Today 45° 27° 27° Tomorrow 40° Tomorrow 40° 28° 28° slight chance
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Monday, July 8th, 2019
Mobley returns to home town for festival
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - Famed country music songwriter Wendell Mobley returned Friday night to entertain the home town he says has helped shape his lyrics.
The country music songwriter and musician alongside Exploit and artists Ashley Clark and Will Freed entertained the large Freedom Festival crowd for three hours with 12 songs Mobley has written over the years for the likes of Rascal Flats and Kenny Chesney. [More]
Tournament time
Cavs, Indians to meet in winner's final; 'Skins, Bulldogs still alive
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The weekend had a mix of surprises at the Mercer County ACME sectional at Coldwater.
While top-seeded Coldwater easily won its game with Parkway to advance to tonight's winner's bracket final, Fort Recovery got a strong pitching performance from Riley Post to shut out second-seeded St. Henry 3-0 on Saturday and advance to face the Cavaliers tonight. The teams split their two meetings earlier in the season. [More]
Obituaries on July 8th, 2019
Aleene Hart
Aleene M. Hart, age 97, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Briarwood Village, where she had been a resident for many years. [More]
Alfred Gehret
Alfred N. Gehret, age 89, of Russell Road/Landings of Sidney (formerly of McCar [More]
Patricia Johnson
Patricia Frann Johnson was born October 25th, 1950 in Campbell Tennessee. Later [More]
Steven Dietrich
Steven "Peach" Dietrich, 62, Rockford, died on May 13, 2019, in Cape Coral, Florida. [More]
Vernon Wynk
Vernon Frank Wynk, 76, of Coldwater, died at 12:45 P.M. on Friday, July 5, 2019 at his residence. [More]
Robert Jordan
Robert A. Jordan, 80, of Kenton passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on July 8th, 2019
Subscriber stories on July 8th, 2019
FEMA to close tornado office
CELINA - The Disaster Recovery Center, located in the Mercer County Central Services Building, 200 W. Livingston St., will close permanently at 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to news releases from Mercer County Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Robbins and Federal EMA.
Summer festivals are reason to smile
The Celina Freedom Days Festival and the St. Henry Community Picnic drew large crowds and record numbers for some festivities, according to event organizers.
History can be exciting and grisly
FORT RECOVERY - A direct descendant of a captain in Gen. St. Clair's first regiment told a large crowd on Sunday afternoon at the Fort Recovery State Museum about his family's part in the area's historic battle.
Auglaize-Shelby ACME Sectional
Wildcats advance to championship
MINSTER - Minster lost to Fort Loramie in Friday's Auglaize-Shelby ACME Sectional opener at Melcher Street Park.
The Wildcats rebounded with two wins and will now play against the Redskins for a sectional championship today.
Cavs advance to Jr. ACME state tourney
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater Junior ACME team earned a trip to the state tournament this weekend in Archbold after coming back from a first-round loss to win the Region 4 tournament this weekend.
Monarchs take 2 from Mariners
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake lost both of its weekend games with Michigan, allowing the Monarchs to take three of the four games in the series at Montgomery Field.
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