Special Weather Statement issued September 3 at 7:16PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 716 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Spencerville to near Rockford to 10 miles northwest of Celina, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, Rockford, Mendon, Buckland, Montezuma, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, Neptune, State Route 116 at State Route 197, and Bulkhead.
Special Weather Statement issued September 3 at 6:46PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 646 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Van Wert to near Monroe, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Rockford, Mendon, Chattanooga, and Tama. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. Motorists should slow down and use extra caution. When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens. 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.
Heat Advisory issued September 3 at 3:40PM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 105 expected. * WHERE...Delaware, Licking, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Celina man 'battles' manmade and animal obstacles to lead a family to safety
By Shelley Grieshop
Bob Chaney doesn't have a shimmering green neck or bright orange webbed feet, but he recently resembled a papa Mallard duck.
Chaney climbed to the depths of a storm sewer and battled hungry dogs and cats while on a mission to lead a mother duck and her precious cargo of ducklings to Grand Lake on Sunday afternoon. [More]
Members of area churches will participate in a Service in Song in celebration of Farm City Week on Sunday at Bethany United Methodist Church in Celina.
As the weeklong observance implies, most of the musical selections - performed by area musicians from several local churches - will have a farm or earth theme. It is free and open to the public. [More]
Area residents Chiara Cameron and Melanie Stucki believe in spending quality time with their families and have discovered a way to help others achieve a similar goal.
City consultant Kent Bryan will have three weeks of annual vacation when he accepts the appointed position of planning and community development director, expected to happen this week.
EQIP demonstration project funds pay for planting cover crops, buffer areas
Farmers in the Grand Lake Watershed have until Friday to sign up for roughly $100,000 left in federal funds to help pay for buffer strip and cover crop planting on their land.
ST. HENRY - Coldwater braved the rains and brought out the bats, collecting 16 hits to give St. Henry its first Midwest Athletic Conference loss of the season in a 14-4 win at the Wally Post Athletic Complex on Monday.
Parkway gave up four runs in the top of the first, then responded with one in the bottom of the inning and four more in the second as the Panthers came back, then held off Adams Central 8-6 at Don Black Field on Monday to improve to 13-3 on the season.
