Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:30PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation.
37° 37° chance Sat 53° Sat 53° 31° 31° frost Sun 62° Sun 62° widespread frost
Wednesday, August 12th, 2026
Linus and Rick Hartings among first inductees into Ohio High School Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - Just over 25 years ago, a mission began to make bowling a high school sport in Ohio in the same vein as football and basketball.
The task took time, but now, bowling is a sanctioned sport that is growing, with many schools sponsoring teams. [More]
Obituaries on August 12th, 2026
Nancy Ann (Hoying) Pleiman, age 78, of Wright Puthoff Road, Anna, Ohio, passed [More]
Harold "Hal" Franck, 82, of Powell, passed away on 8/7/2026, surrounded by his loving family. [More]
Thomas J. Lefeld, age 78, of St. Henry, died on Monday, August 10, 2026, at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima. [More]
Terry Lee Gehm, 82, died Aug. 7, 2026.
A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. [More]
Barbara (Horine) Murphy, age 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 10, 2026, at 6:50 p.m. at Divine of Shane Hill in Rockford, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on August 12th, 2026
Subscriber stories on August 12th, 2026
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools is on solid financial footing for the next few years according to a five-year forecast presented by treasurer Jenn McCoy at Tuesday night's regular school board meeting.
There aren't any yet, experts say
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Health members Tuesday learned a presidential executive order signed this week calling for the spacing out of childhood vaccines will have no effect on local recommendations for the time being.
MERCER COUNTY - The Mercer County Emergency Management Agency said it sounded outdoor warning sirens Tuesday morning based on ground reports of forming funnel clouds, citing an abundance of caution, even though the National Weather Service had not issued a tornado warning at the time.
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools Board of Education members this week approved an agreement with a local architectural firm to begin planning for future facility needs.
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announced Monday that, contingent upon weather conditions, Jutte Excavating plans to start construction work this week for the bridge replacement on Siegrist-Jutte Road between State Route 49 and Wabash Road in Washington/Recovery Township.