Special Weather Statement issued April 29 at 5:02PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 459 PM EDT, gusty showers were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Northridge, moving east at 25 mph. Some of these showers are capable of producing funnel clouds and isolated thunder. HAZARD...Funnel clouds and 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, Bellefontaine, Urbana, Kenton, Ada, Plain City, Richwood, St. Paris, West Liberty, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Belle Center, West Mansfield, and Chippewa Park. Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service. 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 - Celina Aluminum Precision Technology Inc. President Yutaka Ito shared his memories of playing baseball as he helped another generation of players realize their dreams.
Thanks to the generosity of Ito, vice president Tom Rable and CAPT, high school and collegiate athletes will have improved facilities when they return for this year's season. [More]
ST. MARYS - City officials are considering paying for the lighting at the proposed new football stadium at the middle/high school campus but are waiting for final cost estimates before proceeding.
City council's electric committee members and other officials met on Monday with Roughrider Philanthropic Association representative Dan Burke to consider the proposal. The plan would include having the city pay for the lighting and then be repaid through the purchase of electricity over 15 years. [More]
Paul R.W. Quellhorst, 86 of St. Marys, formerly of New Bremen, died at 12:12 A.M. on January 29, 2018 at the Otterbein Senior Lifestyles of St. Marys. [More]
CELINA - Safety service director Tom Hitchcock can proceed with awarding a $25,392 contract to install handicapped-accessible bleachers at Montgomery Field after city council action on Monday night.
CELINA - Two city councilmen at Monday night's special meeting floated the idea of creating an ice-skating area within the city's park system.
After briefly discussing the matter, though, officials agreed to explore the concept in more detail at a future parks and recreation committee meeting.
Officials plan to construct a locally designed conservation practice that includes wetland cells and plants in a flood-prone farm field east of Rockford.
New Knoxville graduate Haley Horstman and the Findlay women's basketball team made their big-time television debut on ESPN3 for Saturday's game with Kentucky Wesleyan.
Botkins outscored New Knoxville 16-5 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 39-26 victory in non-conference girls basketball action on Monday night in Botkins.
