Heat Advisory issued July 3 at 12:02AM EDT until July 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105. For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 100 are expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Heat Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Remember, multiple days with excessive heat can have compounding effects.
Extreme Heat Warning issued July 3 at 12:02AM EDT until July 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105. For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 100 are expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Heat Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Remember, multiple days with excessive heat can have compounding effects.
75° 75° Fri 93° Fri 93° chance 72° 72° chance Sat 90° Sat 90° slight chance
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Obituaries on April 8th, 2026
Kathy (Chesser) Hart, age 54, of Coldwater, passed away peacefully at her Coldwater home on April 6, 2026. [More]
Karl R. Mesloh, age 97, of New Bremen, died on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 8:20 A.M. at the Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen. [More]
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Fr. James Franck, C.PP.S., 89, died on Good Fr [More]
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Stories on April 8th, 2026
COLDWATER - A recent meeting over facility standards and ongoing discussions between district officials have left some Coldwater parents concerned about the future of their Head Start classroom.
MINSTER - After ex-tremely high winds from a recent storm snapped 19 power poles on the east side of Minster, the village got by with a lot of help from their friends through long-standing mutual aid agreements that brought in reinforcements. [More]
ROCKFORD - Rockford councilors welcomed the village's new police chief, a former detective with the Mercer County Sheriff's Office, on Tuesday at their regular council meeting.
CELINA - A rapidly deteriorating, substandard bridge carrying Siegrist-Jutte Road over the Wabash River in Recovery and Washington townships is slated to be replaced in the coming months.
PORTLAND, Ind. - For the second time in less than a week, Portland police officers responded to a bomb threat, this time at MSSL Wiring System at 700 Industrial Drive.
Ohio's unemployment rate dropped in January, down to 4.3% from 4.4% in December, although rates in Mercer and Auglaize counties rose. County-level survey results for January were released this week by the Department of Job & Family Services.
Hitting, pitching helps Celina to WBL opening win
CELINA - Tuesday was a clutch kind of day for the Celina baseball team.
The Bulldogs made some big plays to limit Ottawa-Glandorf to one run and [More]
ROCKFORD - It took a little bit of everything for Parkway against Lincolnview Tuesday night. An inning after Madelyn Stover robbed a homer and threw
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Celina picked up its first Western Buckeye League boys tennis match victory of the season by defeating Defiance 4-1 in Defiance.
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