Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 9:00AM 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...Portions of central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 2:21AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 15 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.
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Thursday, December 10th, 2020
St. Marys officials wrestle with driver shortage
By Sydney Albert
ST. MARYS - District officials have turned to school staff to grab the wheel in buses as the COVID-19 pandemic drove a pre-existing shortage to an even worse extent.
School board members on Wednesday approved paying a stipend to willing staff members who are licensed to drive a bus. [More]
Obituaries on December 10th, 2020
Ruth W. Kuck, 97, of Saint Marys, died 4:45 P.M. Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Elmwood of New Bremen. [More]
Lois A. Hemmelgarn, age 87, of Philothea, died Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at Briarwood Village. [More]
David V. Schmackers, age 59, of Philothea, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at his home. [More]
Conrad F. Phlipot age 86 of Russia, Ohio died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Fred B. Pabst age 76, of Celina, Ohio passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Celina Manor, Celina OH. [More]
Louise E. Fawcett, age 80, of Celina, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at the Gardens at Celina. [More]
Local pictures on December 10th, 2020
Subscriber stories on December 10th, 2020
ROCKFORD - Early on in his days at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry, John Granger of Celina discovered his future career lay in general dentistry, a practice that would bring him nearest to people.
CELINA - The number of COVID-19 cases in Mercer County increased by 43 on Wednesday, bringing the county's total to 2,959.
In Auglaize County, 29 new confirmed cases raised that county's total to 2,333.
CELINA - A Celina man was sentenced to three years of community control sanctions for attempting to have weapons under disability,
a fourth-degree felony, and inducing panic, a first-degree misdemeanor.
CELINA - A Coldwater man has pleaded no contest to trafficking in marijuana, a fifth-degree felony, in exchange for prosecutors' dropping a third-degree felony tampering with evidence charge.
Division II and III All-Ohio Football
St. Marys had four players earn All-Ohio honors as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released its All-Ohio honors list for Division II and III.
The Hoops
The 2020-21 basketball season is underway and conference play gets going for boys teams this Friday.
Celina, coming off a tough loss at New Bremen last Friday, opens Western Buckeye League play at Lappin Gymnasium in Shawnee Township against reigning league champion Shawnee.