Cold Weather Advisory issued December 14 at 12:35PM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 5 to 15 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
Strong winds over the weekend resulted in several downed poles and power lines and other incidents.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office reported receiving about a dozen calls regarding wind issues. Local weatherman Dennis Howick said wind speeds reached between 50-55 mph this weekend.
MINSTER - A local woman has been honored by a national equine organization for her work in founding a major publication.
Sharon Barr, 71, Minster, was recently given the Dale Wilkinson Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Reining Horse Association for her work on the NRHA Reiner Magazine.
MINSTER - St. Marys, having used two rallies to tie Minster earlier in the game, were down 9-8 in the bottom of the eighth and was in need of another comeback. [More]
Saturday's cold, windy and sometimes snowy conditions prompted some sporting events to be cancelled while a number of baseball and softball teams went from doubleheaders to single games.
