Freeze Warning issued April 25 at 3:32AM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31.
* WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Today 58° Today 58° frost 39° 39° Tomorrow 67° Tomorrow 67° chance 59° 59° likely
Friday, April 1st, 2022
By Leslie Gartrell
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]
Obituaries on April 1st, 2022
Paula Kay McIlroy, 79, of Celina, Ohio, went home to the Lord on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. [More]
Shirley R. Luthman, age 73 of Celina, died, Friday, March 25, 2022 at Divine Nursing at Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on April 1st, 2022
Subscriber stories on April 1st, 2022
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 shuts out Parkway on four-hitter
CELINA - The cold weather couldn't stymie Celina's pitching on Thursday night.
Dylan Feister pitched six innings of four-hit shutout baseball and f
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.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Keegan Bruggeman pitched a three-hitter as Coldwater improved to 2-0 on the baseball season with a 3-1 win over Shawnee in Allen County 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.