Wind Advisory issued December 18 at 11:35AM EST until December 18 at 10:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 10 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.
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Thursday, January 21st, 2021
By Leslie Gartrell
CELINA - Mercer County's first COVID-19 drive-thru vaccine clinic doled out nearly 800 vaccines to people age 80 and older on Wednesday.
Mercer County Health District officials had planned to administer about 300 vaccines until Tuesday evening, when officials received an additional 500 doses of the vaccine. [More]
Obituaries on January 21st, 2021
Margaret Strawn Agler, 81, died Jan. 19, 2021, at Halifax Health-Hospice Care C [More]
Makayla Helmstetter, 26, of Wapakoneta, died Saturday, January 16, 2021, at St. Ritas Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Alice H. Weitzel, age 89, formerly of Osgood, died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Linus C. Jutte, age 83, of Celina, passed away January 15, 2021, at the Select Specialty Hospital in Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on January 21st, 2021
Subscriber stories on January 21st, 2021
Firm's official to speak at Zuma meeting
MONTEZUMA - Mayor Steve Fortman said he will ask an engineering firm to provide an update on a town drainage project at next month's village council meeting.
CELINA - Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announced construction is expected to begin this week on a 3-mile section of St. Anthony Road from Burkettsville St. Henry Road to Erastus Durbin Road in Washington and Butler townships.
Two and a half months after his high school career ended in the district semifinals at Elida, Correy Nelson has his new team.
Nelson signed a national letter of intent to play for Findlay on Wednesday after a distinguished career as the keeper at St. Marys.
The Hoops
Two battles between Marion Local and Minster highlight the weekend basketball slate.
For the second straight week, the Wildcats will try to fend of