Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 12:42PM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 17 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 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cold wind chill will occur late tonight into Sunday morning.

Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 12:40PM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

Monday, September 23rd, 2019

7th fatal accident this year

From staff reports

MARIA STEIN - Mercer County Sheriff's deputies are investigating an incident that left a Maria Stein pedestrian dead early Saturday morning.

Deputies responded to Fort Recovery-Minster Road east of State Route 716 at about 4:16 a.m., according to a news release. An initial investigation revealed Adam Franck, 20, Maria Stein, had reportedly been lying near the south edge of Fort Recovery-Minster Road for an unknown reason. John Hilgeford, 52, Maria Stein, was driving a 2002 Ford van eastbound when he struck Franck and dragged him along the road.

Franck was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies were assisted at the scene by the Osgood Fire Department and a rescue squad from St. Henry. The crash remains under investigation. No further details were available at press time.

The incident was the seventh fatal traffic accident in Mercer County this year, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol data.

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