Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 9 at 7:22PM EDT until August 10 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 548 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO DELAWARE LICKING UNION IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO AUGLAIZE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER SHELBY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BELLEFONTAINE, CELINA, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, KENTON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, SIDNEY, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 8:37PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 837 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Arlington to near Lakeview to near Fort Loramie, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Marysville, Sidney, Bellefontaine, Kenton, Richwood, Newport, West Liberty, Anna, North Lewisburg, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, and Hardin. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 89 and 101. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central and 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.
CELINA - Fire chief Joel Lange now calls a closet his workspace after his office was converted into sleeping quarters for the department's sole female firefighter. [More]
WAPAKONETA - In an effort to raise awareness about the correlation between trauma and mental health and how trauma can affect the body, a team of professionals will speak at a conference Saturday.
CELINA -Two people were taken to the hospital on Thursday afternoon following an injury accident at the intersection of State Route 29 and State Route 118.
Minster beats New Bremen for first district title since 2019
WAPAKONETA - Robb Hemmelgarn is happy to get out of Wapakoneta with a win.
Minster foiled New Bremen's chance to take an early lead and used a five-run third inning to pull away to win the Division IV district softball title 7-1 on Thursday at Mercy Health Field.
BATH - Resuming its Division III softball district semifinal in the third inning on Thursday, Parkway pulled off a stirring comeback for a walkoff win. [More]
Coldwater's Braylen Harlamert was named the Position Player of the Year and Minster's Louis Magoto and Versailles' AJ Griesdorn shared Pitcher of the Year as the Midwest Athletic Conference announced its postseason baseball honors on Thursday.
MINSTER - Minster came out swinging - and running - to claim a Division IV sectional title and a 14-0, five-inning victory over Perry Thursday at Melcher Street Park.