High Wind Watch issued March 12 at 2:12AM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From late tonight through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
By Leslie Gartrell
A pair of new state and federal laws aims to end a problem millions of Ohioans and Americans face each year: discovering too late that a doctor or medical facility they had no choice but to use did not accept their insurance, leaving them on the hook for hundreds or thousands of dollars. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
The drive for title number five nears an end for the Coldwater boys bowling team, which is determined to bring it home this season as the Cavaliers bowl Friday in the Division II state tournament at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl in Columbus.
With a lineup that features six bowlers who bowled at least one game in the tournament last season, coach Rick Hartings has high expectations after losing in the semifinals in 2021. [More]
Obituaries on March 3rd, 2022
Kathy A. Gargis, age 70, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on March 1, 2022 at her residence. [More]
Eileen C. Kaiser Schmitz, 92, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
John M. Evans, 43, Celina, died Feb. 28, 2022, in Slidell, Louisiana.
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Mildred "Millie" A. Will, 91, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at the Celina Manor in Celina, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on March 3rd, 2022
Subscriber stories on March 3rd, 2022
LIMA - The Third District Court of Appeals in Lima this week heard oral arguments in a lawsuit over whether to reverse its earlier decision to exempt the village of Minster from a lawsuit filed in 2020.
New restaurant set to open early April
CELINA - The owners of a new restaurant opening soon in Celina have changed the name and concept from Greek's Pizzeria to Shandy's Grill and Bar.
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CELINA - Mercer County Health District officials in a Wednesday news release reported five new deaths and 15 new cases of COVID-19 during the past week, raising the county's cumulative death toll to 139 and cumulative number of cases to 7,873 since the pandemic began just more than two years ago.
St. Marys holds off Wauseon to reach district title game
ADA - As Dan Hegemier said in the postgame, if two guys are guarding one guy, somebody has to be open.
With Wauseon paying close attention to St.