Winter Weather Advisory issued February 5 at 4:04PM EST until February 6 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to two inches with locally higher amounts.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
Today 21° Today 21° chance 18° 18° chance Tomorrow 33° Tomorrow 33° light likely 2° 2°
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Thursday, February 5th, 2026
Celina alum named music educator of the year
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By ERIN RISMILLER
Versailles Exempted Village Schools
COLUMBUS - For decades, Ronda Stammen has stood at the podium, conducting not just music, but the lives of countless students in the Versailles Exempted Village School District.
On Jan. 29, that dedication was recognized on a state level as Stammen was officially presented with the 2025-2026 Music Educator of the Year award at the Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference in Columbus. [More]
Two Cavs heading to G-MAC schools
By Gary R. Rasberry
  COLDWATER - Bryce Couchot and Rudy Kremer may have been teammates at Coldwater, but now they'll be on opposite sides in college.
The Cavaliers kicker and center signaled their college intents on Wednesday, choosing campuses 22 miles apart on U.S. 224. [More]
Obituaries on February 5th, 2026
Otto Wilson
Otto Wilson, 83, of Celina, Ohio went home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday January 28, 2026 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. [More]
Local pictures on February 5th, 2026
Subscriber stories on February 5th, 2026
State veterinarian highlights testing, traceability plans
LIMA - Ohio Department of Agriculture's diagnostic lab is busier than ever, with more than 80,000 PCR tests completed in 2025, a 112% increase over 2023, state veterinarian Dr. Dennis Summers said at the Ohio Pork Congress Tuesday in Lima.
Fire destroys large barn in Dublin Township
DUBLIN TOWNSHIP - Roughly 30 firefighters Tuesday night worked to quell flames that tore through a wooden barn located southwest of Rockford.
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4 Mercer incumbents unopposed in primary
CELINA - A quartet of Republican Mercer County officeholders, if certified by the board of elections, will face no challenge from within their own party in the May 5 primary election nor from any Democrat in the Nov. 3 general election.
Celina man charged with felony OVI after stop
CELINA - A 37-year-old Celina man was arrested Tuesday night for felony OVI, child endangering and menacing, after being pulled over for reportedly turning left in a right-only lane in Celina.
4 killed in Tuesday collision on State Route 67
BRYANT, Ind. - Four residents of Bryant, Indiana, are dead after a head-on collision between a semitrailer and a van Tuesday afternoon on State Route 67 just across the Indiana state line from Mercer County.
Horse & Buggy Tales
Inside the ledger of G.W. Timmonds
From 1835 until 1843, G.W. Timmonds was either sole owner or partner in what was probably one of the first general stores as well as tailoring firms in this area.
The Hoops
Regular season begins to wind down
The girls basketball season begins its wind-down the next two weeks. This year, the tournament draw will be split over the next two Sundays. The draw
Kent State beats BG
Mya Babbitt scored 25 points as Kent State jumped out to a lead in the first half and never looked back in defeating Bowling Green State University 73-64 in Mid-American Conference women's basketball action at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent.
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