Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 12:36PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1236 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near St. Marys, moving southeast at 25 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... St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, Anna, Fort Loramie, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Montezuma, Egypt, Lake Loramie State Park, Maria Stein, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Mccartyville, and Houston. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 101 and 107. 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 - A Celina man was arrested on Friday and charged with impersonating a police officer and obstructing official business, according to police.
At about 9:33 p.m., Celina police responded to a call of a suspicious man wearing and displaying a handgun on his hip and saying he was working for the Celina Police Department and Task Force, according to a Celina Police news release. [More]
CELINA - City council members are pursuing a half million dollar grant to help purchase playground equipment for the Bryson Park District along Lake Shore Drive.
COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday gave first reading of an ordinance granting raises of about 2 percent over each of the next three years for hourly and salaried employees.
ST. MARYS - City council members on Monday approved an ordinance to issue $14,000 in bonds to pay for property owners' share of the cost of improvements made during the West Spring Street reconstruction.
COLDWATER - A weekend fire resulted in the total loss of a barn as well as several tractors, some farm machinery and a car, according to Coldwater Fire Chief Brent Forsthoefel.
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local School District budget forecast calls for a cash surplus each year until deficit spending begins in 2023, board members learned Monday night.
