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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Friday, April 15th, 2022
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County government will receive a $241,012.38 settlement from the insurance company of the driver whose sport utility vehicle struck an airplane hangar at Lakefield Airport in late January.
County commissioners on Thursday morning agreed to the terms of the release and settlement agreement. [More]
Hoskins' heroics help Minster hold off Parkway late
By Tom Haines
ROCKFORD - In the top of the fifth inning, Minster had just broken through for a 5-0 lead and Parkway had yet to put a runner on base. But the Wildcats quickly found themselves in a dogfight.
More game pictures here
Parkway put up three runs in the fifth, got the tying runner to third in the sixth and loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh before Mikaela Hoskins came in for the final out of a 7-4 win in a Midwest Athletic Conference softball game in Rockford on Thursday. [More]
Obituaries on April 15th, 2022
Alice Eileen Brown, age 95, of Mendon, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at The Gardens of Celina. [More]
Harold R. McCullough age 73 of Sidney, Ohio died at 7:38 AM on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Kindred Hospital, Lima, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on April 15th, 2022
Subscriber stories on April 15th, 2022
CELINA - Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors on Thursday approved applying for $176,000 in grant funds that would pay for the creation of waterways and wetlands.
CHICKASAW - Plans to establish the village's first ever income tax moved forward Wednesday night when council gave first reading to an ordinance that would implement a 1% tax.
Vote '22
Three candidates will face off in the eventual second Republican primary election to win their party's nomination for an Ohio House seat.
Aimee Morrow of Greenville, Angela N. King of Celina and Jacob Larger of New Bremen will vie in what is currently listed as the Ohio 84th District seat.
Those working in farm fields in the county are reminded to avoid planting in road rights-of-way, according to a news release from the Mercer County Engineer's Office.
COLDWATER - On paper, the St. Henry-Coldwater baseball matchup was geared to be a pitchers' duel.
Turned out, Coldwater's Reece Dellinger was on point, while St. Henry southpaw Nolan Schmitz was not in his usual form.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
Johnny Nixon pitched a no-hitter for Minster on Thursday, holding Parkway to three walks in a Midwest Athletic Conference game in Minster.