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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Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
Woodworker turns tree stumps into beautiful bowls
By Leslie Gartrell
MONTEZUMA - A retired woodworker is transforming the remnants of a 600-700 pound tree stump dragged out of a Grand Lake channel into beautiful, handmade bowls.
Doug Barhorst, 67, said he discovered a huge wooden stump floating in the channel near his Montezuma home on June 7. With the help of Ohio Department Natural Resource staff and a backhoe, the stump was freed from the channel and brought to dry land on June 8, Barhorst said. [More]
Defiance wins second straight title
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. HENRY - For the first two games of the 2022 ACME Baseball Congress state tournament, Coldwater did all it needed to do to come through with a pair of one-run wins to reach the title game for the first time since 2015.
Tuesday night, the Cavaliers ran into a buzzsaw called Defiance. [More]
Obituaries on July 20th, 2022
Jerome U. Barhorst age 77 of Ft. Loramie, OH died on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at h [More]
Marie C. Wendel age 82 of Chickasaw, Ohio, died on July 17, 2022 at Coldwater Hospital. [More]
Evelyn Mae McMillan, 87, of Portland, Indiana, passed away, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Swiss Village in Berne, Indiana. [More]
John Wesley Morrison, 60, of Van Wert, Ohio passed away Monday morning, July 18, 2022, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on July 20th, 2022
Subscriber stories on July 20th, 2022
MINSTER - Miami University professor Mark Morris on Tuesday evening presented village council members with findings from the village's citizens attitude and public opinion survey.
CELINA - A team from the Ohio Auditor of State's office is expected to meet with school officials today to guide them in forming a new accounting system.
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday night passed final reading of a resolution clarifying the village will levy assessments for unpaid property maintenance fines.
WAPAKONETA - Lake Facilities Authority members met Tuesday morning to pay $20,197.62 in bills.
LFA members at the special session held at the Auglaize County Administration Building agreed to pay $15,250 to Access Engineering Solutions for work related to the Chickasaw Treatment Train.
ST. MARYS - The city of St. Marys is unable to soften its drinking water due to a component failure in the carbon dioxide feed system.
However, the drinking water is safe for consumption and continues to meet Ohio Environmental Protection Agency guidelines, a city news release states.
CELINA - For the first time, Grand Lake saw a Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League game go to sudden death.
Despite being without coach Tony Perez, the Mariners came out on the right end.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's Jordan Hemmelgarn picked up her first win of the season as she won the girls' 16-18 division as the Lima Junior Golf Association stopped at Springbrook Golf Club in Lima for the Gray's Cappie Sportswear Open.