Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 5:39PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 538 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Arlington to near Sidney, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail, 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. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Sidney, Bellefontaine, Kenton, Ada, West Liberty, Anna, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Botkins, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Hardin, and Northwood. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 91 and 106. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. Motorists should slow down and use extra caution. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for west central Ohio. 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.
CELINA - As city crews this week began repairing a storm-damaged shelter house in Mercelina Park and commerce has started to return to normal on Havemann Road after the Nov. 5 EF2 tornado, city officials continue to assess the damage.
CELINA - A 58-year-old Rockford man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for four second-degree felony charges of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Board of elections members in Auglaize and Mercer counties on Tuesday conducted a recount of the too-close-to-call New Bremen school board race and Shelby County is scheduled to do the same.
NOBLE TOWNSHIP - A Celina teen involved in a one-vehicle accident over the weekend has died of his injuries.
A Miami Valley Hospital spokesperson confirmed that Seth Bremer, 19, whose vehicle had struck a concrete barrier head-on early Sunday morning, had died. [More]
CELINA - The head of the county emergency medical services department says his agency is still preparing to a receive a donated ambulance box from supplier Horton to train emergency medical technicians.
CELINA - The Lakes Facilities Authority board on Tuesday agreed to an environmental conservation easement for the Beaver Creek Treatment Train project.
CLEVELAND - Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are requesting the public's help to learn about possible additional victims of a Toronto man in custody for allegedly trying to entice, coerce and transfer obscene material to an 11-year-old Auglaize County girl earlier this month.
Celina senior linebacker Kole Murlin earned first team All-Ohio honors in the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association's All-Ohio selections for Division II and III on Tuesday evening. [More]
COLDWATER - Fifty seconds into the second quarter, Coldwater trailed Van Wert 21-10 and the outlook looked bleak as the Cavaliers struggled with shooting while missing their floor leader.
Heide Rethman scored 14 points and Kara Evers added 12 as Marion Local cruised to a 51-25 rout of Waynesfield-Goshen in the season opener on Tuesday night at the Hangar.
