Special Weather Statement issued January 14 at 11:27AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
A band of snow showers will drop into the region from northern Indiana, and push through the region through the afternoon. Some snow showers could produce a quick light coating of snow on elevated surfaces and bridges. Visibility may also be briefly reduced to a half mile or even less. Northwest winds will also gust up to 30 MPH. Lighter snowfall will continue into the evening behind the initial band of snow showers, with accumulations from a few tenths to isolated accumulations of up to an inch. Motorists should exercise caution and be prepared for rapidly changing conditions.
The Ohio Department of Transportation is putting dual stop signs at an Auglaize County intersection following a serious accident in late June that critically injured a Coldwater woman.
Plans are still in the works for an ethanol plant to be built in Mercer County.
Officials from Mercer Energy will host an open house Aug. 16 to provide information about the company's plans to build an ethanol plant east of Celina.
Operation Family Support members will be busy in the coming months with projects benefiting military personnel serving overseas as well as their parents on the homefront.