Wind Advisory issued March 10 at 11:59PM EDT until March 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
63° 63° slight chance likely Wed 70° Wed 70° chance 29° 29° likely Thu 46° Thu 46°
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Saturday, July 11th, 2020
Obituaries on July 11th, 2020
Lance Lear
Lance Lamar Lear, 60, of New Bremen, OH died unexpectedly Wednesday July 8, 2020 at his residence. [More]
William Wermer
William "Bill" Wermer, 96, of Celina, Ohio, formerly of Van Wert, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Miller Place in Celina. [More]
Lindeva Rosario
Lindeva Marie "Lindy" Rosario, age 35, of Celina, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at her residence in Celina. [More]
Shirley Roderigues-Frost
Shirley Roderigues-Frost, 62, St. Marys, died on July 9, 2020, at her residence [More]
Donna Spencer
Donna Kay Spencer, age 78, of Celina, Ohio passed away at 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Roy McCoy
Roy T. McCoy, 57, Wapakoneta, died at 1:54 p.m. July 4, 2020, at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima. [More]
Stories on July 11th, 2020
'Big Bob' buffeted by wind
Damage left in wake of wind bursts
CELINA - Strong winds buffeted the beloved bass "Big Bob" onto his side on Thursday as storms popped up throughout the county.
Big Bob was stationed at the Celina Eagles Aerie 1291 parking lot on Thursday evening when a sudden storm swept him onto his side.
COVID claims 10th life
CELINA - A 10th Mercer County person has died from COVID-19, according to a news release on Friday.
Three new cases of the virus also were reported, raising the county's total to 294. No new cases were reported in Auglaize County. [More]
Sheriff deputies investigating infant's death
MONTEZUMA - Mercer County Sheriff's Office personnel are investigating the death of a 2-year-old who was found unresponsive in Montezuma in February.
Chief deputy Gery Thobe confirmed the office is investigating the death of Ezra Siegrist.
Planning commission nixes developer's changes
CELINA - Celina planning commissioners on Thursday denied a representative's request to partially replat nine lots in Eaglebrooke Estates Section 2 in northeastern Celina after hearing opposition from about a dozen nearby homeowners.
Teens reported missing in county
CELINA - Two teenage boys have gone missing from a Celina-area foster home, and the Mercer County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding them.
Minster nips Celina
MINSTER - The results have been good for Minster this summer when Eric Schmidt is on the hill.
That trend continued on Friday night. 
Schmidt pitched five innings of one-hit baseball and Minster held off a late Celina charge for a 6-4 victory. [More]
Red Scare makes TBT Final Four
Mikesell totals 16 points, 8 rebounds
Ryan Mikesell had hoped for an NCAA Final Four run with the Dayton Flyers in 2020.
A berth in The Basketball Tournament Final Four will suffice.
Area Roundup
Roughriders rough up Raiders at K.C. Geiger Park
Compiled by Colin Foster
St. Marys scored four runs in the second and tacked on three each in the fifth and sixth to defeat Russia on Friday night at K.C. Geiger Park in St. Marys.
Local pictures on July 11th, 2020
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