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* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.
* WHERE...Portions of central, south central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered.
Today 58° Today 58° frost 39° 39° Tomorrow 67° Tomorrow 67° chance 59° 59° likely
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Scant snowfall, ample savings
By Shelley Grieshop
What a difference a year makes.
The mild winter season has saved Mercer County more than $300,000 in snow and ice removal costs compared to last winter.
"It's been an exceptionally warm winter," county engineer Jim Wiechart said this morning.
The 2010-2011 winter was the costliest of the last five years; taxpayers doled out $416,400 to keep rural roadways passable. [More]
Obituaries on March 15th, 2012
Elodee Marbaugh
Elodee J. Marbaugh, 75, of Willshire, died at 6:28 a.m. March 14, 2012, at Community Health Professionals, Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert. [More]
Susan Fields
Former Celina resident Susan A. Fields, 93, of Suffield, Conn., died March 13, 2012, at Suffield House in Connecticut. [More]
Ronald Bruns
Ronald A. "Ronnie" Bruns, 46, of Fairborn, died at 7:40 p.m. March 12, 2012, at Wright Patterson Medical Center, Dayton. [More]
Local pictures on March 15th, 2012
Subscriber stories on March 15th, 2012
School officials to survey before another levy try
NEW BREMEN - School board members on Wednesday decided to spend the next few months surveying residents on why a 7.55-mill levy for school construction failed at the polls instead of making another attempt at passage.
Board OKs improvement projects
ST. MARYS - School board members on Wednesday approved a list of permanent improvement projects for this year and a funding source for each.
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Renovation plans moving forward
Fort Recovery High School
FORT RECOVERY - Renovation plans for the high school should be finalized and ready to bid out by April, superintendent Shelly Vaughn told board members during a meeting Tuesday.
Better technology brings higher costs
FORT RECOVERY - School officials spent $13,232 more this year on technology due to high ticket item purchases.
Board of education members on Tuesday learned $104,033 was spent on technology upgrades this school year compared to $90,800 the previous year.
Man faces aggravated menacing charge
COLDWATER - A 30-year-old local man faces a charge of aggravated menacing after he allegedly swung a holster containing a loaded gun at two neighbors
Stunning loss helped propel Minster to state title
Last Curtain Call
As Minster's head coach Nann Stechschulte thought about her potential lineup for the 2004 girls' basketball season, a few bright spots stood out enough to peak her optimism for the upcoming campaign.
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