Extreme Heat Warning issued July 1 at 11:42PM EDT until July 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 105. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
CELINA - The Celina Fire Department is nearly back to full staff, save for a recent hire who still has to enter and graduate from fire academy. The staffing level is a welcome development that should provide relief to an organization that at times has struggled to meet the demands of a heavy call load. [More]
CELINA - Drought conditions are creeping into parts of Ohio, including an "abnormally dry" status in northern Mercer County, causing corn and soybeans to prematurely age, or senesce, and potentially spurring farmers to harvest their crops earlier than normal to ward off losses.
Celina hosted Kenton in a Western Buckeye League boys golf match at Celina Lynx on Wednesday, with the Wildcats picking up a 176-202 win on the front nine of the course.
The Midwest Athletic Conference begins play this week, setting up eight weeks of local teams battling each other to try and shore up and earn playoff spots.
While the Western Buckeye League opened league play last Friday, the MAC teams faced non-conference opponents who were a combined 7-3 last week and won six of those games.
