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.
Bald eagles continue to flourish in the area with at least 14 eagle nests confirmed in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Jill Bowers, who has monitored local bald eagles since 1996, including a lengthy volunteer stint with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, said she knows Mercer County is home to as many as 10 nests. [More]
ST. MARYS-A hundred years ago, Jim Tully, a St. Marys native and author, published the autobiographical novel "Emmett Lawler." At least two movies were based on his novels.
CELINA - After almost three hours in swirling winds and low temperatures, the Parkway softball team got the first scoreless inning of the night just in time to close out Celina.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local swimmer Riley Bruns signed a national letter of intent to continue his career at NCAA Division III Bluffton University on Thursday.
The doubling of electric car sales and of its relatives, the hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars, has local officials and drivers of such vehicles charged up.
