High Wind Watch issued March 12 at 2:12AM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
CELINA - Municipal Court Judge Kathryn Speelman has snagged a $41,468 Ohio Supreme Court grant to cover most of the cost to equip her courtroom with metal detectors and a screening unit.
"The security equipment is covered for the most part by this grant. There might be a couple thousand dollars or so of installation," mayor Jeff Hazel said. [More]
CELINA - The U.S. Supreme Court is discussing today whether to hear a case originating in Mercer County which is weighing the rights and privacy of sex crimes victims against public records laws.
CELINA - Mercer County Health District officials in a news release Wednesday reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 since their last report on May 25, raising the county's cumulative case count to 4,116.
After the Minster boys raced to titles in the Midwest Athletic Conference, the Division III Spencerville district, and the Troy regional, they've reached the point where they can no longer expect to have such an edge.