Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 2:56PM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
BURKETTSVILLE - A 1975 visit to the impoverished island nation of Haiti eventually led Brother Nick Renner to a "hobby" that has improved countless lives.
"People are hungry. That's what I see," he said, referring to those living in the mountain villages near Jeremie, Haiti. [More]
CELINA - The city plans to sell land to Mercer Landmark and a civic organization called Lots for Soldiers.
Sealed bids were recently opened for the former utility building at 426 W. Market St. and the residential lot at 501 W. Warren St.
The board of control this week determined the bids - Mercer Landmark's offer of $160,000 for the building and Lots for Soldiers' offer of $13,500 for the lot - met all requirements. [More]
When St. Marys' football season drew to a close at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium at Massillon in 1992, the opponents on their schedule for the 1993 campaign likely couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The Roughriders had lost just one regular s [More]
COLDWATER - A lawsuit against the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools Board of Education, a teacher and other employees at the school may be settled early next year, court records from the Mercer County Common Pleas court show.
ROCKFORD - Two boys who damaged a dozen Christmas ornaments at Shane's Park may be doing volunteer community service projects as a result of their actions.
CELINA - Bearcreek Memories Dinner Theater, patterned after the former entertainment-restaurant venue near Bryant, Ind., will debut Feb. 21 at The Overdrive south of Celina.
Division VII State Football Championship Preview: Marion Local (14-0) vs. Glouster Trimble (14-0)
Marion Local coach Tim Goodwin has had his eye on Glouster Trimble for quite a while.
And for good reason.
The Flyers and Tomcats will meet in a battle of undefeated teams in the inaugural Division VII state championship game on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Massillon's Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.
The Midwest Athletic Conference picked up numerous awards as the Associated Press released its Division VI and VII All-Ohio football honors on Wednesday night.
COLDWATER - When the final seconds go off the clock at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon on Saturday, regardless of the result, it will likely be a bittersweet feeling for Coldwater coach Chip Otten.
