Special Weather Statement issued July 12 at 2:44PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 244 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near St. Marys, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, State Route 116 at State Route 197, and Bulkhead. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 111 and 118. 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.
Special Weather Statement issued July 12 at 2:42PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 242 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Ada, moving northeast at 30 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... Ada, Forest, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Blanchard, Mcguffey, Patterson, Dola, Grant, Huntersville, and Walton. 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.
Officials of proposed U.S. 127 fertilizer plant talk with neighbors, state
CARTHAGENA - Plans are ongoing for a company that wants to build an $11 million plant along U.S. 127 that makes organic fertilizer from livestock manure. [More]
CELINA - No one showed up for a public hearing Tuesday to contest the county's plan to sell a small tract of its land with a sanitary sewer lift station and drainage tiles.
CELINA - The county's historical society museum is getting a facelift.
Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday hired a company to paint and make repairs on the 116-year-old building at 130 W. Market St. The work is expected to begin soon.
CELINA - The suspect in a reported home invasion Tuesday morning may have mistakenly entered the wrong residence, Celina Police Chief Dave Slusser said this morning. [More]
CELINA - The county is seeking contractors for a nearly $100,000 project to reconstruct a portion of Howick Road.
Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday set 1:30 p.m. May 17 as the date to open sealed bids for the work on the 2.5-mile stretch between U.S. 127 and state Route 197.
WAPAKONETA - A newly organized development group presented a plan of action to maximize results within county offices to Auglaize County Commissioners on Tuesday.
CELINA - Police are seeking a man who broke into a van on Monday morning, stole credit cards and minutes later attempted to use them to buy a TV at Walmart.
MINSTER - The next phase of work on the Miami and Erie Canal should begin within several weeks, according to reports presented to Minster Village Council on Tuesday night.
CELINA - Unique lamps may brighten downtown Celina for a contest later this year.
Members of the Celina Merchants Association on Tuesday decided to organize a new activity as a way to attract people downtown and to the association's new facebook page.
The winner in Tuesday's area sporting events was Mother Nature, as lightning and moderate rain caused games to be suspended early or halted before any action could take place.
Wright State University-Lake Campus will begin its postseason on Friday at 1 p.m. in the Ohio Regional College Conference baseball tournament held at Beavers Field in Lancaster.
