Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 10:59PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1059 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Minster, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and very heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Anna, Fort Loramie, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Osgood, Chickasaw, North Star, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Fryburg, Montra, Egypt, Lake Loramie State Park, Maria Stein, and Carthagena. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 98 and 112. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. Motorists should slow down and use extra caution. 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.
Local sightings of non-native Ohio birds and efforts to stock a new species of fish in Grand Lake appear to counter recent warnings describing the state's largest inland lake as an environmental health hazard. [More]
A new type of saugeye not found anywhere else in Ohio was set to be stocked in Grand Lake at 1 p.m. today.
The fish - offspring of female walleye and male saugers - were raised at the state fish hatchery in St. Marys and were specially treated to make them sterile.
St. MARYS - More than 30 people attended an Ohio EPA hearing on Thursday night to discuss the impact a proposed housing development would have on water quality in Grand Lake.
Mendon's Jason Kinney will always remember the weekend he graduated from Ohio Northern University. Not only did he officially accept his degree in Co [More]
Marion Local High School graduate Cory Luebke earned the California League's Pitcher of the Week honor for the week of May 18-24 after picking up two wins for the San Diego Padres' Class A affiliate, the Lake Elsinore Storm.
The Coldwater girls 3,200-meter relay team and St. Marys sophomore thrower Mekayla Breland will head to state next week after qualifying in the top four in their respective events on the first day of the Division II regional track meet in Lexington on Thursday.
