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.
28° 28° Thu 45° Thu 45° 36° 36° slight chance Fri 54° Fri 54° slight chance
Friday, July 8th, 2011
By Nancy Allen
CELINA - A farmer-led group wants the public to know its members are working to implement solutions for nutrient runoff into Grand Lake.
Jim Keller represented the Ag Solutions group at Thursday's monthly Mercer County agriculture breakfast meeting. He is president of the nonprofit Marion Community Development Organization (MCDO), which is facilitating the group. [More]
From Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Marion Local High School graduate Cory Luebke continues to make a comfortable switch back into the starting rotation for the San Diego Padres. Even after allowing his first runs as a starter this season, the left-hander was in control. [More]
Obituaries on July 8th, 2011
Rev. James O. Byrne, 99, died July 6, 2011, at St. Charles Center, Carthagena. [More]
Local pictures on July 8th, 2011
Subscriber stories on July 8th, 2011
MARIA STEIN - Annette Huelskamp returned to her Haitian homeland last month to discover nothing much has changed since she immigrated to America in October.
Proposed cuts in USDA funding could result in the reduction of at least two full-time staff at the Mercer County Farm Service Agency (FSA) office in Celina.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys City Schools committee members remained undecided Thursday about the possibility of outsourcing custodial work to save money.
WAPAKONETA - After a new roof, some electrical upgrades and conversion of animal pens the fairgrounds are ready for the 159th Auglaize County Fair to begin July 31.
About 630 homes and businesses served by Midwest Electric were without power Thursday morning in areas north of Fort Recovery and west of Coldwater.
ST. HENRY - Terry Geier believes more than corn and soybeans can be harvested from Mercer County fields.
This enterprising young man is gathering a