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* 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.
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Friday, June 4th, 2010
By William Kincaid
A few local residents are gathering signatures to help get three proposed amendments to Ohio's Constitution in front of voters in November.
Celina resident Nancy Wheeler and other members of the Peoples Constitution Coalition of Ohio (PCCOH) are seeking signatures for the petitions of the Ohio Sovereignty Amendment, the Healthcare Freedom Amendment and the Ohio Estate Tax Elimination Act. [More]
By Ryan Hines
Another exciting season of Grand Lake Mariners baseball is ready to jumpstart the summer months in Celina as college players from 19 different schools will call Jim Hoess Field home for the next two months.
Players began to arrive at their host family homes on Thursday and will soon begin playing exhibition games in preparation for the 40-game Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League campaign. [More]
Obituaries on June 4th, 2010
George J. Anthony, 59, Coldwater, died June 3, 2010, at Mercer County Community [More]
Virginia B. Gurtner, 92, St. Marys, died at 5:45 a.m. June 3, 2010, at St. Mary [More]
The Rev. Arnold W. Meckstroth, 101, of St. Marys, died at 4:25 p.m. June 3, 2010, at Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Marys, where he was a resident. [More]
Local pictures on June 4th, 2010
Subscriber stories on June 4th, 2010
Feb. 21 death of employee sparks OSHA investigation
CELINA - Celina Aluminum Precision Technology (CAPT) has been ordered to pay $6,000 in occupational safety fines stemming from the Feb. 21 death of an employee.
CELINA - Mercer County will pay zilch to have the old jail demolished.
Most of the seven bids submitted to tear down the structure were low, and all were less than the $81,500 in grant money received by the county to do the job.
ST. MARYS - Almost everything will be different next year when school begins in the district. The new 6-12 building will be completed and renovations at the new grade level buildings will be done. And everybody will need a ride. Already the bus routes are done and awaiting the August test drives.
ROCKFORD - The local health department is again dealing with noncompliance issues related to a landfill that has yet to open in rural Rockford.
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MENDON - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday approved the allocation of $105,000 in federal funds to Mendon.
The county received $115,000 in f
There is a shortage of large animal veterinarians and students going into the field of veterinary medicine, a local vet said Thursday.
Dr. Tim Barman, company veterinarian at Cooper Farms, spoke during Thursday morning's monthly agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina.
COLDWATER - Colin Paynter will continue his baseball career up north, as the Coldwater graduate will attend Defiance College in the fall and play for the Yellow Jackets baseball team.