Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 10:59PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1059 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Minster, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and very heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Anna, Fort Loramie, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Osgood, Chickasaw, North Star, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Fryburg, Montra, Egypt, Lake Loramie State Park, Maria Stein, and Carthagena. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 98 and 112. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. Motorists should slow down and use extra caution. 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.
Counties to discuss how to spend drug settlement millions
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer and Auglaize counties are part of a nine-county cluster that will have a say in how millions of dollars from opioid lawsuit settlements will be spent within the region.
Region 15, as it's known, also will appoint a member and recom [More]
"How do you take 47 years of your life, who you are and what you become, and put that into three minutes?"
For Jessie Magoto, that is something she will try to do when the longtime Minster girls cross country and track and field coach will be inducted into the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (OAT&CCC) Hall of Fame on Jan. 28 at the Hilton at Easton in Columbus. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday approved after third reading an ordinance amending the village zoning code. The legislation is retroactive to Jan. 1.
