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.
COLUMBUS - After coming back from three runs down on Thursday to beat Newark Catholic, it seemed nothing would deter Minster from getting its first state baseball championship. [More]
COLUMBUS - Three different sets of area athletes left the running finals of the state track meet at Jessie Owens Stadium in Columbus with the title of state champions. [More]
COLUMBUS - Besides the three events where local athletes won state titles, nine other events featured area athletes, seven of which saw them finish in the top eight and reach the podium.
COLUMBUS - Minster's baseball head coach Mike Wiss likes the term "Fraternity of Coaches".
With his Minster squad winning their first state title on Saturday, he joined a prestigious list of coaches that have won a state title as a member of the Midwest Athletic Conference.
GRAND LAKE - Nearly 300 anglers from three states removed 8,142 pounds of carp from Grand Lake this weekend during the Get the Carp Outta Here tournament.
ST. HENRY - Deplorable conditions continue nearly 18 months after an earthquake devastated Haiti's capital.
Linda Thieman leaves later this week on another mission trip to the country, knowing the conditions she saw in the wake of the natural disaster remain virtually unchanged.
GRAND LAKE - Core samples of Grand Lake's bottom muck will be taken to determine if it can be marketed, members of the Lake Improvement Association learned Saturday.
