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.
CELINA - Paul Meeds was a 24-year-old young man, working on the family farm in Versailles, when World War II took him across the globe to the heart of deadly battle in the South Pacific. [More]
CELINA - Officials on Tuesday verbally agreed to lease a tract of county-owned land west of the city where a home for men recovering from substance abuse is planned. [More]
WAPAKONETA - A proposal to increase county employees' copayment costs by 5 percent to subsidize a 12 percent hike in insurance premiums was tabled Tuesday by the health board.
COLDWATER - Surrounded by dozens of model fighter planes and vintage military magazines, area historian Ralph Schwieterman honored America's veterans with a recent World War II presentation at the Coldwater Public Library.
