High Wind Warning issued March 13 at 1:09AM 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 expected.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 5 AM early this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
37° 37° chance Fri 54° Fri 54° slight chance 29° 29° Sat 48° Sat 48°
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
Skins, Cavs square off
By Gary R. Rasberry
For the first time this season, the Midwest Athletic Conference will have a full slate of boys basketball games on Friday night.
Coldwater, which opened conference play on Tuesday with a win over New Knoxville, hosts St. Henry at the Palace.
The Cavaliers have been busy since starting the season on Dec. 21, going 4-3 and entering Friday having won two straight games after a big 61-37 win over the Rangers. [More]
Obituaries on January 9th, 2025
Kyle Shaner
Kyle Leon Shaner, age 38, of Cincinnati, passed away at his home of natural causes Tuesday, January 7, 2025. [More]
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Officials hatch TIF plans for Butler Township
CELINA - Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart wants to create a Tax Increment Financing District around the site of a proposed poultry farm operation in Butler Township to help pay for $2 million in road and drainage improvements.
Auglaize parks, Buckeye Trail up for national designation
The Buckeye Trail, part of which snakes through Auglaize County, is under consideration for inclusion in the National Scenic Trail, potentially unlocking increased federal support, enhanced visibility and other perks.
Parkway facility nears completion
ROCKFORD - Interim superintendent Ken Amstutz updated Parkway school board members Wednesday on the $2.81 million athletic building, which is expected to be finished by early April.
Water line extension underway in Chickasaw
CHICKASAW - Councilors re-elected Randy Liette as council president Wednesday night and rehired Matt Wuebker as village solicitor.
Wuebker will again be paid $100 for each council meeting he attends and his compensation for work done for the village at other times will remain at $200 per hour.
Fair program superintendent honored with awards
CELINA - Bob Geist of Celina has been honored with a pair of prestigious awards from the Ohio Colt Racing Association.
Geist, the superintendent fo
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Gilberg says winters aren't what they used to be
  Scientists and meteorologists, backed by data and records, tell us that the climate in this, the north temperature zone, is slowly and surely growing colder.
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