Special Weather Statement issued April 19 at 9:54AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 954 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving east at 55 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... Montra, Newbern, New Jerusalem, Lockington, Ridgeway, Woodstock, Botkins, Mount Victory, Millerstown, Kiser Lake State Park, Hardin, Pemberton, Piqua, West Mansfield, East Liberty, St. Paris, Logansville, Belle Center, North Lewisburg, and Lakeview. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 77 and 106. 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.
Mercer County engineer accused of issuing false info to get bridges replaced
By Timothy Cox
A former Mercer County employee claims that millions of dollars in federal grants to replace bridges on rural roads were based on false information intentionally given to the government.
The Federal Highway Administration's Office of Inspector General investigated the issue, recently determining the accusations could not be substantiated. [More]
The Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer believes God and horses are a combination made in heaven.
The former Osgood and North Star area priest and author, who breaks colts in his spare time, uses stories from people drawn closer to God through horses in his newly-released book "Stable Faith: Portraits of Grace from the Heartland."
"It's like the way an artist is inspired by a beautiful landscape. I use the draw of horses," Schmitmeyer, 53, says. [More]
Egypt native Martha E. Wehrman Geise, 77, High St., Piqua, died at 9 a.m. Nov. 22, 2006, at Piqua Manor Nursing Home. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Mercer County Commissioners are moving further along with their plans to build a rural sewer system west of Celina that will serve Menchhofer Woods subdivision and a portion of Fleetfoot Road.
A Tuesday morning fire inside the Goodyear plant in St. Marys was extinguished by the company's first response team before the city's fire department arrived, according to a press release from Goodyear.
FORT RECOVERY - Some student athletes at Fort Recovery High School are frustrated with the current sports atmosphere, according to Sports Done Right Director Karen Brown.
By TIMOTHY COX
and SHELLEY GRIESHOP
newsdept@dailystandard.com
COLDWATER - The Mercer Health board of governors on Wednesday approved the purchase of a computer software system that will improve inventory management and the hospital's accounts payable system.
In preparing for Saturday's Division V state semifinal contest against Liberty-Benton, St. Henry will need to work on its pass defense.
The Eagles, 13-1 on the season, bring a high-powered pass-based offense to Lima Stadium for a trip to Canton and the state championship game on the line.
Jeremy Shardo is going from one successful program to another.
The Versailles basketball star will head to Eastern Ohio to attend college next fall, signing a national letter-of-intent with NAIA power Walsh on Monday.
