Special Weather Statement issued August 10 at 9:36AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 935 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Fort Shawnee, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include... Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Rushsylvania, Huntsville, Buckland, Uniopolis, Fryburg, and Montra. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 99 and 118. 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.
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COLDWATER - Village councilors plan to ask voters in the upcoming general election for an additional 0.5% traditional income tax levy to generate more revenue for street improvements and employee wages.
CELINA- Two people appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Monday on drug possession charges.
Shayla R. Prater, 33, appeared on one count of possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony; and one count of illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
Marion Local got the bats out early and Austin Niekamp stifled St. Marys for a 12-1, six-inning win in the ACME baseball opener at K.C. Geiger Park on Monday.
