Special Weather Statement issued June 10 at 9:17PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 917 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Portland, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Wabash, and Burkettsville. 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.
CELINA - City officials want to annex parts of West Bank Road, the boardwalk running parallel to it and some areas of land within Grand Lake, largely to improve their chances of getting a designated outdoor refreshment area approved by the state. [More]
ELIDA - The Division II boys soccer district title game will come down to a Western Buckeye League rematch.
St. Marys got a goal midway through the first half and made it stand up in avenging an earlier loss to Kenton 1-0 in the nightcap of district semifinals at Elida on Monday night. [More]
ST. MARYS - City council members during their Monday meeting heard a third and final reading of an ordinance to purchase the former Ohio Army National Guard Armory building.
NEW BREMEN - Village council members on Monday heard Mark Schemmel, Auglaize County Ohio Department of Natural Resource wildlife officer, discuss the village's options in keeping geese out of the wastewater treatment plant.
COLDWATER-Police chief Jason Miller told council members at Monday's meeting that officers found 23 syringes in the drug drop box located in the lobby of the Coldwater Police Department at 303 W. Main St.
A monumental disaster threatened Mercer County on April 1, 1904. Pounding rains elevated 9 inches the waters of Lake Mercer (today Grand Lake). The torrents also established a St. Marys river high-water mark.
Redskins sweep Panthers, Cavs beat O-G in district
KALIDA - Coldwater made sure it would be a battle of Midwest Athletic Conference teams in the Division III district final at Kalida, and St. Henry knocked out MAC rival Parkway for the right to face the Cavaliers.
