Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 6:32AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 631 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Fort Recovery, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Newport, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery, New Knoxville, Moulton, Wabash, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, and Tama. 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.
ST. MARYS - An improving financial situation led St. Marys City Schools officials on Wednesday to drop pay-to-participate fees for next school year.
Board members unanimously voted to stop charging the fees levied on most extracurricular activities. The district began the "pay-to-play" policy during the 2013-14 school year when the district faced a financial crunch, superintendent Shawn Brown said. [More]
MINSTER - Five innings into Minster's Division IV baseball sectional title game against Perry on Wednesday night, the thought of throwing a perfect game couldn't elude the mind of Wildcat pitcher Josh Nixon.
Two quick innings later, that was no longer a thought - it was a reality. [More]
CELINA - The Ohio Department of Agriculture has informed the local health department that mating-disrupting phenomones will be sprayed north of the city in June to control gypsy moths.
FORT RECOVERY - Jackson Hobbs tossed a two-hit shutout and drove in five runs as Fort Recovery eliminated the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers from Division IV sectional play with a 12-0, five-inning victory at home last evening.
Nick Thwaits held Crestview to just one hit and walked six and Marion Local denied Crestview a chance to return to the state final four with a 4-1 win over the Knights in the Division IV baseball sectional final in Convoy.
The Celina girls track team jumped out to a solid start but have a strong Wapakoneta contingent in front of them after the first day of the Western Buckeye League track and field meet held at Brown Stadium.
