Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 6:08PM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 17 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 6:05PM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow tapering off this evening. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
St. Henry school officials to draft AI policy
From staff reports
ST. HENRY - St. Henry school officials are crafting a new policy for next school year to address Chat GPT, a new artificial intelligence tool that one high school student was caught using to write a rough draft.
Superintendent Julie Garke at this week's regular school board meeting confirmed a policy is in the works but did not specify what it may entail. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - Mike Wiss had to shake his head a little after his Minster baseball team turned a 5-4-3 double play to end its game with Parkway.
That was about the only thing about the game that was routine.
The Wildcats blew a 5-0 lead, walked 11 Parkway batters and trailed 9-8 going to the bottom of the sixth before scoring six runs and coming away with a 14-9 Midwest Athletic Conference win on Tuesday in Minster. [More]
Obituaries on April 12th, 2023
Fr. Joseph Hinders, C.PP.S., 86, died at 3:50 p.m. Saturday, April 8, 2023, at [More]
Fr. Edgar Jutte, C.PP.S., 88, died at 12:30 a.m. on Monday, April 10, 2023, at [More]
Annella C. Franzer, age 94, of Coldwater and formerly of Carthagena, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Ronnie Slone, 69, of St. Marys, died 2:14 P.M. Monday, April 10, 2023, at St. Ritas Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Mary Lee Wissman, 91, New Bremen, died at 9:35 a.m. April 9, 2023, at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen. [More]
Local pictures on April 12th, 2023
Subscriber stories on April 12th, 2023
COLDWATER - School administrators will begin negotiating with the Coldwater Teachers Organization on Friday for a new contract, superintendent Doug Mader announced at Tuesday's school board meeting.
COLDWATER - Village councilors on Monday unanimously passed upon final reading a utility ordinance increasing the cost of water services in the village.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local school board members awarded a slew of contracts to administrators and teachers at this week's regular board meeting.
Superintendent Mike Pohlman, high school principal Tim Goodwin and technology coordinator Michelle Mescher all received three-year contracts.
NEW BREMEN - Village council members on Monday passed an emergency ordinance to award a $220,000 contract to extend the wastewater treatment plant lagoon sludge removal project.
WAPAKONETA- Falling is the most common workplace injury but it can be prevented by following safety protocols and using safety equipment, said Auglaize County Medical Director Juan Torres at Tuesday's board of health meeting.
Bulldogs recover from blown lead to win on sacrifice fly
CELINA - There's a lot of different ways to win a baseball game.
Celina coach John Dorner had a particular description for the Bulldogs' 5-4 win over Van Wert Tuesday at Montgomery Field.
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Compiled By Tom Haines
The Celina softball team survived two rallies by Van Wert for a 9-7 Western Buckeye League win on the road.
Samantha Jenkins went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs, and Payton Bertke added two hits. Hailey Shaffer and Colbie Kinney doubled for the Bulldogs.
ROCKFORD - All three of Parkway's pitchers were struggling to find the zone on Tuesday, and Minster's hitters took advantage.
Minster broke through in the fourth and kept adding on from there for a 10-2 win in a Midwest Athletic Conference softball game at the Parkway Athletic Complex.