Special Weather Statement issued April 4 at 2:18PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 218 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Ohio City to near Celina, moving northeast at 45 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, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Moulton, Mendon, Buckland, Montezuma, Kossuth, Neptune, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Carthagena, and Bulkhead. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 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.
The Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District hired a new watershed coordinator to replace Laura Walker, who has resigned to pursue a teaching position.
The board accepted Walker's resignation on Thursday at the regular meeting. Following a 30-minute executive session, board members hired her replacement, Abbey Tobe, who currently works as a manure management technician through the SWCD office. Tobe will earn $16.60 per hour; she starts in the new position Sept. 1. [More]
The majority of trees in Celina's Eastview Park are ash and nearly 80 of them are infested with the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB).
"Last week we marked the ash trees that are completely dead. They will be taken down this winter (by city employees) and all those infected will be taken down gradually," said Celina Public Works Superintendent Joe Wolfe. [More]
CELINA - Mitch Siefring was groomed to raise steer. His older siblings, Ben, 20, and Paige, 17, both earned titles at previous Mercer County Fair livestock auctions, with the former boasting two grand champions.
CELINA - Macy Gehle is determined not to let cystic fibrosis keep her from doing the things she loves - and it certainly didn't this week during the Mercer County Fair.
A former Auglaize County man has been charged with fraudulently collecting Ohio workers' compensation benefits after posting Facebook photos showing him at work in Arizona.
A 17-year-old area boy remains in serious condition at a Dayton hospital following an accident that caused a pickup truck cab and bed to separate.
The mishap occurred at 5:22 a.m. Aug. 15 along Huwer Road east of Homan Road in rural Maria Stein, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
