Blowing Dust Advisory issued March 13 at 3:16PM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the High Wind Warning, west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
High Wind Warning issued March 13 at 3:16PM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the High Wind Warning, west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Special Weather Statement issued March 13 at 2:44PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Very strong wind gusts and dry soil is leading to areas of blowing dust across the area. This is causing visibility to be reduced to one mile or less in localized area.
Motorists should be prepared for rapidly changing visibility. Slow down and leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.
As winds slowly decrease late this afternoon into the evening, blowing dust should diminish.
Today 52° Today 52° chance 29° 29° Tomorrow 44° Tomorrow 44° 39° 39°
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Friday, March 29th, 2024
Lots of fun eclipse events are scheduled
By Abigail Miller
  CELINA - Numerous celestial-inspired events and revelries are slated to go down in the Grand Lake region leading up to and during the total solar eclipse on April 8.
Though it's impossible to accurately predict crowd numbers, with weather being a major wild card, people will come to Mercer and Auglaize counties, two of 35 Ohio counties in the full-totality area of the solar eclipse, according to county Emergency Management Agency director Mike Robbins. [More]
Pitchers' duel
Parkway gets the better of Celina in county contest
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - It was one of those baseball games where the phrase "hard-luck loss" comes to mind.
Parkway and Celina engaged in a early-season pitchers' duel on Thursday.
Celina pitchers allowed just six hits and two walks, but the Bulldog offense was shut down by the Panthers in a 2-0 victory in Mercer County circuit play at Montgomery Field. [More]
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Jerry Clay, 82, Mendon, died March 28, 2024, at OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital. [More]
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Amphitheater by the lake largely unused
CELINA - The use, or lack thereof, of a $1.2 million amphitheater in Bryson Park District came under scrutiny this week when city council members learned a concert series will host shows in a nearby rent tent.
Area Civil War veteran's life to be a book
CELINA-The captivating story of a St. Marys Civil War soldier who survived a prisoner-of- war camp only to die not long after on the Sultana steamboat disaster will soon be made into a book.
Panthers slug past Bulldogs
CELINA - Celina took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on Thursday, but Parkway's lineup quickly flipped the script.
The Panthers scored four runs in the top of the second and never stopped hitting on the way to a 19-4 win in a softball game at Jim Hoess Field.
Area Roundup
Minster's Lickteig throws no-hitter
Compiled By Tom Haines
Brandon Lickteig threw a no-hitter and the Minster lineup passed the run-rule threshold in the first three innings in a 20-0, five-inning win over Spencerville in a baseball game on the road on Thursday.
Second comeback cut short as Indians beat Riders
ST. MARYS - St. Marys softball coach Kendra Solomon knew how the script would play out against Fort Recovery.
She just wanted a different ending.
Angstmann named to All-Ohio second team in D-II
St. Marys senior Evan Angstmann earned second-team All-Ohio honors in Division II as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association wrapped up its postseason honors with their Divisions I and II selections on Thursday.
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