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.
68° 68° chance likely Sat 84° Sat 84° patchy 61° 61° slight chance Sun 84° Sun 84° slight chance
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2022
Thrills & Chills
Snowmobile races return to lake
By Sandy Rose Schwieterman
CELINA - What was an impromptu idea just five days earlier turned into a thrilling snowmobile race with 150 participants Sunday on Grand Lake.
The event called Ice Drags also came with starting lights, a drag strip and free chili, according to manager of Bayview Sun and Snow Marina and organizer Will Goodwin. The race was held next to the marina. [More]
Clutch performance
Celina holds on for WBL win over Defiance
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - The weather may be too cold for trips to the amusement parks, but the Celina girls basketball team had a roller-coaster of a game on Monday night.
Celina led 26-13 at one point in the third quarter, only to have Defiance tie the game on [More]
Obituaries on February 8th, 2022
David Keifer
David Charles Keifer, age 67 Celina, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Divine Nursing Home in Rockford. [More]
Jeanette Borges
Jeanette G. Borges age 91 of Minster, Ohio died at 9:24 AM on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Otterbein St. Marys. [More]
Ethel Briggs
Ethel Marie Briggs, age 83, passed away February 6, 2022, at 9:20 am, at the Briarwood Village Nursing Home. [More]
Julie Morton
Julie A. Morton, 74, Fort Recovery, died Feb. 6, 2022, at the Gardens of Celina [More]
Jean Shape
Jean AnnaLee (Bollenbacher) Shape, age 92 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at the Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
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Subscriber stories on February 8th, 2022
Celina council hammers out DORA details
CELINA - City council members on Monday night filled in final details of a state application for a designated outdoor refreshment area in Celina.
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School board OKs tax abatement
St. Henry to add STEM teacher
ST. HENRY - School board members meeting Monday approved a 10-year, 100% tax abatement for CKRNB Holdings, which has completed a 39,000-square-foot addition to its building at the industrial park.
4 COVID deaths in Auglaize County
WAPAKONETA - Four new deaths and 82 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Auglaize County since Thursday, according to a county health department news release on Monday
The new figures raise the county's cumulative death toll to 103 and cumulative number of cases to 7,292.
Fort Recovery village to apply for trails grants
FORT RECOVERY - Village officials are hoping to be approved for new state department of transportation grant which would cover 90% of a roughly $200,000 trail project.
Wildcats survive Indians' comeback
FORT RECOVERY - What looked like an easy win for Minster early on turned into a dogfight late.
Fort Recovery pulled ahead in the first minute of th
Area Roundup
Rangers clinch share of MAC title
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Knoxville clinched at least a share of the program's fourth Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball title with a 51-17 win over St. Henry in a rescheduled game from last Thursday's snow-out on Monday at Redskin Gymnasium.
Flyers' Buschur to play football at Findlay
Marion Local defensive lineman Robby Buschur signed a letter of intent to play football at the University of Findlay.
Buschur, who missed six games this year with an injuries, was an integral part of a defense that powered the Flyers to a 16-0 season and a state title.
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