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.
CELINA - Officials on Thursday penned an agreement to outsource the county's property tax billing process - a move that could save taxpayers thousands of dollars.
SmartBill of Newark will begin in February handling the labor, supplies, postage and [More]
ST. HENRY - The final thing that Minster girls basketball head coach Nann Stechschulte uttered to her squad before they filtered off of the bus in St. Henry on Thursday night was a brief warning about the focus they needed playing in their first road Midwest Athletic Conference game of the season. [More]
Editor's note: This is the second story of a three-part series about the heroin problem in the area, its impact on the community and steps being taken to deal with the problem. Names of those dealing with heroin addiction have been changed.
CELINA - Technological upgrades under consideration at the school district include a safety system to quicken response time of local emergency officials.
A Celina man pleaded guilty in Mercer County Common Pleas Court last week to an amended charge of attempted felonious assault, a third-degree felony, in an incident involving a 4-month-old baby.
Marion Local knocks off Coldwater for the second time this year
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local's girls basketball team smothered Coldwater with an aggressive man-to-man defense en route to a convincing 51-29 victory on Thursday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at The Hangar.
NEW KNOXVILLE - With the way that New Knoxville and Versailles were playing defense, it looked like the first team to 30 points would emerge as the winner.
New Bremen's girls basketball team outscored Parkway 19-14 in the final quarter and the Cardinals rallied to defeat the Panthers 40-36 in Midwest Athletic Conference action on Thursday at Cardinal Gymnasium.
