Heat Advisory issued June 25 at 9:35AM EDT until June 25 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 104. * 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 this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of high heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief.
CELINA - Police Chief Dave Slusser says he is still working on a plan to cut his budget without laying off personnel, but if he doesn't come up with the numbers three full-time patrolmen, two full-time dispatchers and two part-time dispatchers will be laid off. [More]
St. Marys structure set for demolition by end of year
ST. MARYS - A community member has offered an 11th-hour possibility to save a portion of St. Marys' old high school/middle school complex from demolition. He said he'll purchase it, maintain it and rent it out.
CELINA - Celina Police responded to Bryson Pool on Wednesday night on reports of a local woman holding her young children under water for varying periods of time until they emerged gasping for air and coughing up water.
FORT RECOVERY - School district voters will see a new levy on the ballot in November for funding a 47,000-square-foot high school addition to the existing pre-K through 8 building. [More]
ST. MARYS - The school district will need more operating money in the near future, according to school board members and administrators. An additional operating levy may come in May.
ROCKFORD - An ash tree at a residence south of Rockford is likely infested with the emerald ash borer, a tree-destroying insect from Asia first confirmed in Ohio in 2003.
NEW BREMEN - Representatives of the New Bremen Agriculture Advisory Committee urged board of education members Wednesday night to make ag students eligible for science credit.
A 16-year-old Fort Recovery girl was injured when she lost control of her SUV on state Route 219 east of Gause Road. The mishap occurred at 7:37 p.m. July 14, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
COLDWATER - All four Grand Lake area teams opened the District 4 ACME Tournament with victories and will now face off on Friday in the winner's bracket at Coldwater's Veterans Field. [More]
The words are sweet music to the ears of sprint car drivers and fans.
The 27th annual running of the $50,000 to-win event at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night highlights the doubleheader weekend featuring the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars.
St. Marys American Legion Post #323 baseball team saw its season come to an end at the District Two Championship Game on Wednesday, falling 6-3 to Lima Post 96 at Simmons Field in Lima.
