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.
CELINA - A first-degree misdemeanor charge of inducing panic filed against a 95-year-old Montezuma man was dismissed Friday morning in Celina Municipal Court. [More]
NEW BREMEN - Michael Staton lost his father to cancer before he had a chance to really know him as an adult. In the early 1990s it became the young man's quest to learn more.
COLDWATER - The racing was so exciting at the annual Mercer County Knights of Columbus Track and Field Meet that the lights went out as the race wrapped up, although stormy weather was the true culrpit. [More]
Saldana, a two-time Kings Royal champion, picked up his seventh career World of Outlaw feature win at the high-banked, one-half mile oval on Friday night.
Mitchel Poeppelman homered and drove in five runs as Ross Heitkamp and Chase Paxson kept St. Henry in check, allowing Minster to take over second place in the MAC by themselves with a 8-5 win at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
