Heat Advisory issued June 26 at 8:39AM EDT until June 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values in the upper 90s to lower 100s.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of high heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief.
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
Obituaries on April 29th, 2025
Evelyn M. (Homan) Hale, age 89, of Coldwater, passed away in the company of her [More]
Roger W. Patch, age 63, of Rockford, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by [More]
Anthony "Tony" James Barhorst, age 47, of Eilerman Road, Fort Loramie, passed a [More]
Barbara E. Brackman, age 83, of Maria Stein, Ohio, died on Sunday, April 27, 20 [More]
Donnie "Pickle" Diers, Jr., 56, of Saint Marys, died 3:26 A.M. Sunday, April 27, 2025, at St. Ritas Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Velma Jean Hartke, age 94 of Coldwater, Ohio died on Monday, April 28, 2025 at [More]
Stories on April 29th, 2025
Council to support veterans museum
ST. MARYS - City councilors on Monday were briefed on a shooting that occurred over the weekend at the Circle K gas station, though little to no new information was shared.
CELINA - City councilors suspended the three-reading rule and unanimously passed two amended ordinances authorizing rental agreements with the Celina Dolphins Swim Team and the Celina Sharks Swim and Dive Team for the use of the city's swimming pool. [More]
COLDWATER - Coldwater village council members heard second reading of an ordinance revising the prohibiting of items located in a right-of-way.
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ST. HENRY - The St. Henry Village Council met Monday night and took a step toward supporting local business growth by advancing a tax abatement resolution for Hemmelgarn Enterprises, doing business as Hi-Tech Wire.
Three people were seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of State Route 67 and Wrestle Creek Road Monday afternoon in Auglaize County.
COLDWATER - No one was injured in a fire on Saturday morning that heavily damaged a home's garage and attic in Coldwater, fire chief Dave Penno said.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen village councilors at Monday night's regular meeting approved two emergency ordinances to purchase village equipment.
Councilors approved an ordinance to purchase a hydrovac for $115,500 through the State Purchasing Program.
CELINA - Multiple people were indicted last week and arrested over the weekend on various theft charges in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Bob Latta's ROUTERS Act and the National Telecommunications Information Administration Reauthorization Act, two bipartisan pieces of legislation that Latta said will safeguard and increase American taxpayer access to connectivity.
Two big innings lifts Celina past Coldwater in softball action
COLDWATER - Celina spotted Coldwater the first run of the game, and then Lily Gonzalez took control in the pitching circle.
Gonzalez struck out [More]
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Coldwater rallied from a 3-2 deficit with two runs in the top of the eighth inning to extend its winning streak to 13 with a 5-3 win over Elida on Monday afternoon at Ed Sandy Field.
ST. MARYS - After stranding five base runners in scoring position in the first three innings, St. Marys erupted for six runs in the bottom of the fourth on its way to a 13-3 win over New Knoxville Monday at K.C. Geiger Park.
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