Special Weather Statement issued February 23 at 12:44AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Snow showers to continue this morning. Slick spots on area roads will be possible this morning with temperatures below freezing. Motorists can expect rapid changes in visibility when encountering some of the heavier snow showers. Northwest winds gusting up to 30 mph will add to the travel impacts due to blowing and drifting snow. Roadways may become slick. If traveling, be alert, slow down and allow extra time to reach your destination.
CELINA - The Mercer County Health District on Tuesday reported two confirmed cases of pertussis.
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis.
The ages of the two reported victims are 8 years and 11 months. The cases have no known link and those affected live in different areas of Mercer County. [More]
CELINA - A Germantown man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an amended charge of attempted aggravated arson in connection to a fire he set in March that damaged his and his wife's Montezuma mobile home.
Ricky L. Miller, 60, agreed to plead guilty to th [More]
Van Wert scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to pull away and defeat St. Marys 9-3 in the completion of the ACME baseball District 5 championship game on Tuesday at Shawnee High School.
Van Wert (12-2-3) travels to the state tournament in Coldwater starting Saturday. The Cougars face District 4 champion Minster at 2:30 p.m. in a quarterfinal game. [More]
ROCKFORD - Parkway Elementary School Principal Mark Esselstein will receive a 1% pay raise as part of a one-year contract for the upcoming school year.
MINSTER - The village could soon face litigation from residents affected by severe basement flooding in May after heavy rains and a pump failure on Second Street.
CELINA - The jury trial of a Fort Wayne, Indiana, man charged with rape has been postponed after doubts arose as to whether his attorney would be able to represent him adequately due to health issues.
CELINA - Eight hopefuls will take the stage for Celina Lake Festival's 64th annual scholarship pageant on Monday in the Celina Education Complex auditorium.
The former Marion Local hoops standout and All-American at Ohio Northern has agreed to join University of Dayton Flyer alumni on a team dubbed the "Red Scare" in The Basketball Tournament, a 64-team event which begins this week and includes a prize of $2-million.
