Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 3:15AM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 104 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 combined with very warm low temperatures can be especially hazardous as the overnight hours provide little relief from the heat. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
FORT RECOVERY - School board members hope to hire a new superintendent by the end of school year to replace Shelly Vaughn, who was recently chosen to head up the Mercer County Education Services Center.
ROCKFORD - Village Council at Tuesday night's meeting gave final approval to two permissive tax levies on vehicle registrations, which will generate about $10,000 per year for the village.
CELINA - A portion of Sycamore Street was shut down Tuesday afternoon after a 27-year-old man barricaded himself in his bathroom and told officers he had a gun. [More]
Division IV Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals at Kettering
KETTERING - The task of matching up with the Marion Local Flyers was literally too tall for Jackson Center in a rematch against them in the Division IV regional semifinal.
Marion Local's Allie Thobe was the only local athlete to earn a spot on the Associated Press Division IV All-Ohio girls basketball team when it was released on Tuesday night.
CELINA - People interested in joining the Marines will no longer need to travel to Lima to get information. The U.S. Marines Corps has opened a recruiting office in Celina at 1949 Havemann Road near the Dunham Sporting Goods Store.
