Special Weather Statement issued September 4 at 2:26PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 226 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Fort Recovery, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph, pea size hail, 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. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Versailles, Union City, Ansonia, Osgood, Burkettsville, North Star, Rossburg, New Weston, Yorkshire, Darke County Airport, North Dayton, Rose Hill, Cosmos, Brock, State Route 47 at US Route 127, Eldora Speedway, and Pikeville. 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 4 at 1:49AM EDT until September 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Afternoon heat index values of 100 to 105 expected. * WHERE...Auglaize, Champaign, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
MINSTER - Victor "Vic" Baumer practices what he preaches - that volunteerism should be a way of life.
Baumer, 86, was recognized for his years of service Tuesday night by being named grand marshal for the 37th Minster Oktoberfest Parade. The event takes place at 2 p.m. Oct. 2.
ST. MARYS - The city's water department has grown in the last 100 years from serving 280 accounts with untreated water to serving 10,000 customers were treated water through a $5 million distribution system.
Three Fort Lauderdale, Fla., residents, believed to be part of the infamous Felony Lane Gang operating up and down Interstate 75, received prison sentences Wednesday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
MINSTER - Two adults and two children were injured in a head-on crash one mile east of the village on Wednesday afternoon.
The drivers of both vehicles, Christopher Blumenstock of Minster and Caitlin S. Gross of Sidney, were taken by emergency helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
KETTERING - Legislators in Washington, Texas and New Jersey have all rejected adopting an official state rock song from the likes of ZZ Top, The Kingsmen and Bruce Springsteen. [More]
Although a quarter-century has come and gone since Scott Fortkamp tugged his shoulder pad straps tightly, laced up his cleats or methodically slid into his green and white Celina Bulldogs' football uniform, the memories are right there more days than not.
