Special Weather Statement issued March 17 at 3:42AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Scattered snow showers will continue through mid morning. With temperatures well below freezing, light snow accumulations will combine with lingering black ice from overnight, to create some slick spots on area roadways. In addition, brisk westerly winds will gust in the 25 to 35 mph range this morning. If traveling this morning, allow for some extra time to reach your destination. Be prepared for slick conditions, especially on bridges and overpasses as well as untreated surfaces.
Cost of softening is too high; Hazel says search to continue
By William Kincaid
CELINA - City officials' hopes of finding an underground source of drinking water to replace Grand Lake have been foiled for now after tests at a potential site east of town revealed the water is too hard.
"The water was significantly harder than what we currently treat from the lake. It would cost significantly more to soften that water back to the levels that people are accustomed to right now," Hazel told the newspaper Monday night after the commitee of a whole meeting. [More]
A large ice crack stretching nearly across Grand Lake is picturesque, sometimes noisy and extremely dangerous.
The pressure ridge, as it is called, spans from Lake Shore Drive in Celina to about the Villa Nova area in St. Marys. Such phenomena occur as thick ice expands and contracts with fluctuating temperature, causing a buckle when the ice can't contract as a whole. [More]
CELINA - City officials intend to demolish the water tower on Grand Lake Road and build a new $2 million tower in Grand Lake Industrial Park this year.
COLDWATER - Some residents are upset over village council's plan to charge a pair of $5 fees on vehicle registrations issued in town, council president Kevin Brunswick said at Monday's meeting.
Fort Recovery overcame a nine-point deficit in the second quarter to pull away and pick up a 65-44 win over Ansonia in a rescheduled game from Saturday at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
