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.
ROCKFORD - Members of American Legion Post 508 and the bicentennial committee are raising funds to construct a veterans memorial to honor those who have served their country.
When designing the memorial, bicentennial coordinators Jeff Long, Reed Shaffer and Mike Schumm envisioned it at Hedge Park next to the Legion hall. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is pleading with county commissioners to install what he feels are long-overdue security measures in the county courthouse.
CELINA - A 19-year-old former Celina woman now living in Detroit pleaded guilty to 13 fifth-degree felony forgery charges stemming from a string of checks written on false accounts and passed at financial institutions in Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties.
New Bremen graduate and Michigan freshman Paige Jones was named to the All-Freshman Team as the Big Ten Conference announced its volleyball honors on Wednesday.
The Marion Local Flyers air show has been fun to watch and tough to ground this season.
On Friday, fans get one more chance to witness it when senior quarterback Nate Bruns pilots the Flyers into Canton with classmates/receivers Nick Tangeman and Matt Rethman also in the cockpit.
When booking entertainment for the coming months, The Overdrive staff knew a good way to beat cabin fever is to enjoy some laughs, so they have scheduled performances by several comedians.
