Special Weather Statement issued August 10 at 9:36AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 935 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Fort Shawnee, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include... Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Rushsylvania, Huntsville, Buckland, Uniopolis, Fryburg, and Montra. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 99 and 118. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Celina city water crews ran into serious problems while trying to help a resident with frozen water pipes on South Ash Street this week.
While working on the problem, a piece of machinery ruptured a natural gas line, forcing a response from Dominion East Ohio and temporary closure of the street. [More]
MINSTER - Village employees will begin paying 10 percent of their health insurance premiums as a result of action taken by Minster village council Tuesday night.
Administrator Don Harrod said the village will retain Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage through Ohio Insurances Services despite a 10.46 percent increase effective March 1. Health insurance costs for the basic plan will rise from $197,000 to $217,000 per year. [More]
An EPA consultant said water quality tests show most streams in the Grand Lake and Beaver Creek watersheds need significant reductions in nutrient and bacteria levels to meet Federal Clean Water Act regulations.
There will be another Crown Equipment Corp. office in New Bremen's future, but rezoning efforts have been postponed pending finalization of plans by the company. The matter had been scheduled for village council consideration Tuesday night.
A 20-year-old Indianapolis man, who came to Celina to pick up a shipment of marijuana, is headed to prison following a Wednesday morning appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
ROCKFORD - More than 3,000 bicyclists from throughout the United States will make a morning stop in Rockford during Community Days this year as part of the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA).
Tip-Off: The Cardinals extended their win streak to three with another nail biter that saw another Scott Steineman game-winner. New Bremen will look to equal a season-best four-game win streak on Friday in the annual Battle of Route 66.
Tip-off: The Roughriders have been hot of late, winning three straight and five of the last seven. A win on Friday gives them their longest win streak of the season.
Tip-Off: Coldwater rebounded from a last-second loss at New Bremen with a convincing win over Wapakoneta on Saturday night to ensure coach Mike Kanney's his first double-digit win season at his alma mater.
Tip-Off: Celina has continued to improve as the season has gone on picking up wins along the way. Celina held off a late Defiance charge on Friday before giving a tough LCC squad all it could handle before losing by six on Saturday night.
