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.
Stephen Paul Gray, age 58 of Westerville, Ohio and formerly of Celina, Ohio passed away on Tuesday Jan 17, 2017 at his residence in Westerville. [More]
Marcella R. Thomas, 93, formerly of New Bremen, died at 12:15 a.m. Jan. 20, 2017, at St. Marys Living Center, where she had resided the last nine years. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County's 2017 general fund appropriations are 4 percent higher than last year's due to increased expenses for public defenders, a new full-time county employee and additional money for escalating children services costs.
MINSTER - Minster jumped out to a solid lead on New Bremen in the first half and then used timely free throw shooting in the fourth quarter to hold off a Cardinal charge and pick up a 48-37 win in MAC boys basketball action at Wildcat Gymnasium on Friday night in the Battle of Route 66. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Championship teams know how to finish games.
On Friday night, defending MAC champion Versailles returned to the unfriendly confines of Fort Site Fieldhouse, where the Tigers had not won since Dec. 9, 2005.
