Special Weather Statement issued July 12 at 2:16PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 216 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Waynesfield, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mcguffey, Uniopolis, Dola, Silver Creek, Jumbo, Huntersville, St. Johns, Walton, Mentzer, New Hampshire, and State Route 195 at State Route 235. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. Motorists should slow down and use extra caution. When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens. 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.
Hilda M. Sommer, 93, 01229 Minster Fort Recovery Road, Minster, died at 3:45 p.m. Feb. 6, 2010, at Heritage Manor in Minster, following a lengthy illness. [More]
The heavy door closes with a clank, leaving freedom and creature comforts on the other side for 24 people chosen as practice inmates at the new Mercer County Adult Detention Center. [More]
When Janice Grieshop of Celina Tent learned of the devastation in Haiti during the Jan. 12 earthquake, she said she knew her business would be called to action.
About 35 attend 11th annual event for local business people
ST. MARYS - Hiring the disabled and a summary of the library's 2009 statistics were among the varied topics discussed at the 11th annual Business Persons' Breakfast at the library.
Organizers formerly did fundraising via telephone solicitation
The Fraternal Order of Police, Grand Lake Lodge 19, is conducting its annual fundraiser with members going door to door seeking donations to benefit a number of projects in the area.
ROCKFORD - The Marion Local Flyers could not find an offensive rhythm in Sunday's make-up game against the Parkway Panthers, so they decided the best payback was to give the hosts the blues on the other end of the court.
The weekend's winter storm halted all of Saturday's high school sports action. The Celina Lions Wrestling Invitational was canceled completely after first trying to push the start time back to noon from the originally scheduled time of 9:30 a.m.
