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.
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
Obituaries on January 21st, 2015
Marie E. Howell, 92, Celina, passed away on Jan. 20, 2015, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Doris M. Kipfer, 86, St. Marys, died at 9:05 a.m. Jan. 10, 2015, at Cedar Village Retirement Community, Mason. [More]
Stories on January 21st, 2015
MINSTER - Village council members may increase electric rates to head off looming financial problems in the department.
A study by consultants Cour [More]
COLDWATER - Rich Seas will continue in his role as school district superintendent until at least 2016, following action Tuesday night by the school board.
CELINA - County officials hope to persuade their empowered hometown state senator to support adoption of a statewide online voter registration system [More]
ROCKFORD - Village officials are collaborating with other towns in the area to add taxes to vehicle license plates to pay for lost funding.
Village
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members on Tuesday voted to send a payment of about $10,000 to the Ohio Elections Commission for unsettled candidate filing fees dating back to 2005.
ST. HENRY - The Ohio Department of Agriculture has renewed an operating permit for Rindler Poultry LLC, 342 Beckman Ave., St. Henry, according to an ODA news release.
CELINA - Members of the local Heroin Interdiction Team on Tuesday afternoon allegedly found drugs and weapons when serving a warrant for a local man previously convicted of drug charges.
Addition constructed on site of Boesel Opera House in New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Crown Equipment Corp. recently opened a new 44,000-square-foot office addition on the site of the landmark Boesel Opera house, the interior of which was ravaged by fire in 2012.
CELINA - Marion Local coach Treva Fortkamp wasn't exactly thrilled about her teams' execution in the second half.
But the Flyers had already inflicted enough damage by intermission.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Kodi Morgan's layup with 12 seconds left allowed Wapakoneta to escape Ranger Gymnasium with a 45-43 win over New Knoxville in a battle of Auglaize County teams on Tuesday.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
Fort Recovery led 11-7 after the first quarter and then outscored South Adams 15-1 in the second quarter to pull away for a 48-25 win in an interstate battle at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
Local pictures on January 21st, 2015