Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 9:00AM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 2:21AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 15 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
FORT RECOVERY - The village's 101-foot tall monument completed in 1913 to memorialize U.S. soldiers killed during the Indian Wars is in need of repair, according to various officials.
"Both the local historical society and the Ohio Historical Society are aware there are some pretty serious cracks in our beautiful Fort Recovery Monument," Fort Recovery State Museum Director Nancy Knapke wrote in a museum newsletter. [More]
A Celina woman walked away with $81,900 in cash and prizes Tuesday night as a contestant on the TV game show Wheel of Fortune.
Bonnie (Overman) Rutschilling dominated the competition during the October taping. She solved six out of eight puzzles to take home a KIA Soul, a trip to the Smoky Mountains and $500 worth of See's gourmet candy. [More]
ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday agreed to amend a utility ordinance after eight renters left their homes last month without paying utility bills.
Current law places the responsibility of payment on the renter, not the landlord. Therefore, if the renter abandons the property or leaves without paying the bill, the village must cover the cost. [More]
Patricia E. "Mama Bear" Deubler, 60, St. Marys, died at 3:59 a.m. Nov. 14, 2011, in the emergency department of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
Fort Recovery native and Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Jim Zehringer has been appointed head of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
District honors recipients, names new board members
COLDWATER - Elections were held and various awards were given out during the 67th annual Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District banquet Tuesday.
CELINA - Councilwoman Angie King's request to table a resolution formally opposing the idea of a state takeover of income taxes was shot down by fellow council members this week.
FORT RECOVERY - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday penned approval of a 10-year real estate tax abatement for a new childcare business in the village.
MINSTER - Beaming from ear to ear and decked out in the dark green of Wright State University, Minster's softball standout Hanna Floyd bounced around Minster High School's library on Tuesday afternoon fielding questions from reporters while awaiting the last of the television cameras to arrive.
The Southwest District had plenty of honors for Midwest Athletic Conference football players as all-district recognition was released on Tuesday evening.