Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 4:44PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 444 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Spencerville In Allen County to near Union City, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Greenville, Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, St. Henry, Cridersville, Union City, Ansonia, New Knoxville, Moulton, Wayne Lakes, Mendon, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Buckland, and Rossburg. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118. 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. 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.
Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 4:38PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 438 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles west of Fort Loramie to near Greenville, moving northeast at 40 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... Greenville, Wapakoneta, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Newport, Bradford, Fort Loramie, New Knoxville, Webster, Wayne Lakes, Russia, Gettysburg, Osgood, North Star, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Egypt, Darke County Airport, and State Route 47 at US Route 127. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. 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.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 11:11AM EDT until May 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 220 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO AUGLAIZE MERCER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CELINA, COLDWATER, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
EDITOR'S NOTE: In honor of National Volunteer Week, The Daily Standard is running a series of stories saluting the efforts of local volunteers of all stripes.
CELINA - Robert Chaney has spent 26 years working with St. John Builders on building projects throughout the area. [More]
CELINA - A volunteer for the Aaron Heilers campaign faces charges after a confrontation over a yard sign with rival candidate Travis Faber.
Franklin P. Urwin, 55, St. Henry, reportedly tussled with Faber on Tuesday night after the Celina Republican reportedly saw Urwin trying to remove a yard sign along U.S. 127. [More]
MARIA STEIN - The weather was chilly at the Flyer Athletic Complex in Maria Stein, but Parkway's bats were warmed up.
And so was the right arm of Panther pitcher Haley Hawk. The three-time MAC Softball Player of the Year faced the minimum 15 batters and came away with a one-hitter. Hawk also contributed at the plate as the Panthers beat Marion Local 12-0 in five innings in MAC action. [More]
MINSTER - Village council members on Tuesday gave first reading of an ordinance that would allow Dannon North American to increase its wastewater discharge to the village's treatment facility from 880,000 gallons per day to 1.1 million gallons per day.
CELINA - Former U.S. Special Operations warrior Jason Morgan offered a message of hope to attendees at the Mercer County Republican Party's Reagan Day Dinner on Wednesday night.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Elementary School has been selected as a 2018 Hall of Fame School by the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators for engaging faculty, students and the community to provide a quality school experience.
FORT RECOVERY - School board members approved the five-year forecast as presented by district treasurer Lori Koch, with property tax revenue and income tax revenue coming in higher than anticipated based on new valuation data from 2017.
CELINA - New information given to the Celina Police Department concerning the death of Raymond Bey did not change the outcome of investigators' initial findings, police chief Tom Wale said on Tuesday.
CELINA - A case involving a 28-year-old Fort Recovery man accused of possessing child pornography is expected to be presented to a Mercer County grand jury.
Ian Homan drove in two runs in the top of the ninth to break a scoreless game, and Fort Recovery held off Versailles' rally in the bottom of the ninth to pick up a 2-1 win in MAC baseball action in Darke County.
Six local businesses and organizations have been awarded a total of roughly $134,000 from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation to help reduce workers' risk of injury, according to a BWC news release.
