Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 1:49PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 9 and 11 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 1:32PM EST until January 26 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Extreme Cold Watch issued January 24 at 1:32PM EST until January 27 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Today 11° Today 11° slight chance Tomorrow 15° Tomorrow 15° heavy heavy
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
Law enforcement training changed after the Uvalde massacre
By Abigail Miller
ROCKFORD - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office's Active Killer Response Training is underway this week at Parkway Local Schools, with 52 officers from police agencies in Mercer County and neighboring Portland, Indiana, signed up to participate.
Since its inception nine years ago, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said the training has greatly evolved due to recent incidents such as the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school massacre in which police waited far too long to confront the gunman. [More]
Communities hope to get levy on ballot
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - All 15 political subdivisions have passed resolutions necessary to establish a new Mercer County joint Ambulance District, the first step toward putting a property tax levy on the ballot to pay for additional paramedics and firefighters in parts of the county. [More]
Obituaries on July 3rd, 2024
Urban J. Dirksen, 85, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 1, 2024, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Henry Kohnen, 65, formerly of Celina, died on Jun. 24, 2024, at his residence in Rocky Top, Tennessee. [More]
Joan I. Siegel, 76, Fort Loramie, died on July 1, 2024, at Miami Valley Hospita [More]
Local pictures on July 3rd, 2024
Subscriber stories on July 3rd, 2024
ROCKFORD - Village councilors on Tuesday approved the 2025 budget at $2.89 million, of which about $1 million is dedicated toward a street reconstruction project.
The village of Fort Recovery has landed another big state financial award, this time nearly $440,000 through the Safe Routes to School program.
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COLDWATER - The venue for tonight's Red, White and Blue Celebration has been changed from Coldwater Memorial Park to the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools' auditoria due to expected inclement weather.
MINSTER - Village councilors on Tuesday night voted to use a portion of a recently awarded $100,000 state grant to hire a Sidney engineering firm to conduct a study on a proposed multi-use trail from Minster to neighboring Fort Loramie.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Tom Haines
Botkins' Ross Dietz held off Coldwater's Ben Giere to win the boys' 16-18 year-old division at the La