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.
FORT RECOVERY - Several Mercer County communities are considering adding permissive tax levies on license plates to make up for lost local government funding from the state.
ST. MARYS - The city's streets and sidewalks committee members on Monday night said they will consider recommending council suspend a newly enacted vicious dog ordinance that targets pit bulls.
Project likely will cost $30,000 less than estimate
FORT RECOVERY - An emergency project to shore up the banks of the village's two sanitary sewer lagoons was completed Monday and likely will cost about $30,000 less than the $95,000 estimate.
Celina's new all-time scoring leader looking to help team win WBL championship
Like most youngsters, Ryan Hoyng hopes to emulate his favorite Celina basketball players.
Saturday night in Coldwater, Hoyng passed his favorite player, Tim Homan, to become the all-time leading scorer in Celina history with a 29-point performance in the Bulldogs' 51-45 win over the Cavaliers. [More]
The Coldwater girls' bowling team captured the team championship at the Pioneer Classic Bowling Tournament hosted by Temple Christian held Monday at Westgate Lanes in Lima.
Eleven farms in Mercer and Auglaize counties are among 104 century and bicentennial farms designated statewide Century Farms by the Ohio Department of Agriculture in 2014.
