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.
COLDWATER - New Idea Farm Equipment has been shut down for almost 20 years, but many older residents and former employees still hold fond memories of the homegrown company and its innovative creations. [More]
Coldwater native Kristi Feierstein and her husband have been on the road for the last six months in search of America, fulfilling her father's wish that never came true.
ST. MARYS - Board of education members have postponed discussion on a proposed levy until a July 11 special meeting, when they plan to vote on whether to place the issue on the Nov. 8 ballot.
CELINA - A Michigan man who did not return to a Celina rehabilitation center after a furlough to attend a funeral was sentenced on Wednesday to 26 months in prison.
CELINA - A Celina man who did not return to Mercer County jail after being given a partial-day medical furlough was back in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday morning.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local held a 3-1 lead on Coldwater after four innings on Wednesday night.
That lead didn't last, though.
The Cavaliers evened the score with two runs in the fifth and went ahead with two more in the seventh to defeat the Flyers 5-3 in ACME action at the Airport. [More]
CELINA - In its three Mercer County ACME baseball games this season, Fort Recovery had been outscored 44-2. The Indians were leading Parkway 4-1 before the rains hit last Friday, so there was a glimmer of an offensive spark.
Marc Siefring pitched a four-hitter and St. Henry scored three runs in the top of the first en route to beating Parkway 5-2 in Mercer County ACME baseball action on Wednesday night at Don Black Field in Rockford.
When one has covered area high school sports like I have for nearly 25 years, sometimes you forget the name of a player or even a coach or athletic director.
