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.
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Evers sent to prison for death of infant
By Margie Wuebker
Applause rippled through Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday afternoon when a former St. Henry baby sitter was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the death of an infant in her care.
Tamara S. "Tammy" Evers, 47, 502 Northview Drive, showed little emotion as Judge Jeffrey Ingraham imposed the maximum sentences in the case stemming from the July 2008 death of Trevor Stammen. [More]
By Ryan Hines
ST. HENRY - Despite shooting 51 percent from the charity stripe through the first five games of the season, Celina's girls basketball coach Brian Stetler was still convinced that his Bulldogs were capable of being a good free-throw shooting team.
The Bulldogs proved Stetler to be correct on Tuesday night as Celina hit 19-of-24 at the free-throw line (79 percent) to preserve a 54-41 victory over St. Henry. [More]
Obituaries on December 21st, 2011
Edward "Don" Heric, 87, Maria Stein, died at 12:29 a.m. Dec. 20, 2011, at County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Irene P. Sommer, 84, died Dec. 20, 2011, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Rebecca May Dysert, 83, St. Marys, died at 2:55 a.m. Dec. 20, 2011, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Leonard Fred Pax, 90, Mesa, Ariz., died at 9:30 p.m. Nov. 28, 2011.
He was bo [More]
Local pictures on December 21st, 2011
Subscriber stories on December 21st, 2011
Commissioners
Mercer County clerk/administrator Kim Everman was given a raise of more than $10,000 as well as a new job description by Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday.
Members vote on nonbinding fourth reading of 2012 funding
ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday continued to argue over financial cuts for 2012, and final passage of the budget remains in question.
The bud
CELINA - Owners of the former Walmart building hope to make $1 million in renovations to lure two retail businesses into the space.
Mercer County E
MINSTER - Village council members Tuesday night accepted bids for the final phase of the Fourth Street reconstruction project.
Rather than selecting the lowest bid, officials recommended the $338,518 bid from Brumbaugh Construction of Arcanum.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Commissioners on Tuesday met with OSU Extension officials to discuss the Extension's request for more money and possibly sharing services with Mercer County.
CELINA - Winner's Computer has opened a second store.
Bob Winner, who owns Winner's Computer in New Knoxville, on Thursday opened a store in downtown Celina at 220 S. Main St., the former Learning Hut.
FORT RECOVERY - With a two-week break looming after Tuesday night, the Fort Recovery Indians wanted to go into the Christmas break with some momentum
MARIA STEIN - A suffocating defense helped the Marion Local Flyers notch their first win of the year on Tuesday night at The Hangar as they posted a 44-23 triumph over the Ottoville Big Green.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater got off to a strong start en route to picking up its fourth straight win, a 56-35 triumph over Elida on Tuesday night at the Elida Fieldhouse.