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.
ST. MARYS - School officials on Wednesday continued to speak out against perceived racist comments posted by a board member on a local social media site.
A St. Marys teacher's union leader vowed to file grievances against board member Bob Valentine and threatened to take further action following the special meeting scheduled to discuss the 2014-2015 school calendar. [More]
The debut for Coldwater's Caleb Keck at the state diving championships was a memorable one.
The Cavaliers' freshman earned first-team All-Ohio honors by finishing fifth in the Division II championships held Wednesday at Branin Natatorium in Canton [More]
WAPAKONETA - Coldwater had a chance to win late in the fourth quarter but had to settle for overtime, and in the extra session, Columbus Grove's Julia Wynn connected on a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds on the clock to lift the Bulldogs to a 51-49 win over the Cavaliers on Wednesday in the Division III sectional semifinal action at Wapakoneta High School. [More]
CELINA - City officials and a former patrolman deny allegations of unreasonable force in the officer-involved shooting death of a St. Marys man last year.
MINSTER - Globus Printing & Packaging is facing $91,800 in penalties for 24 safety and health violations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
VAN WERT - Orion Samuelson, a voice for agriculture for more than four decades, will give a presentation Sunday at Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert.
Having honed its old-time sound in the honky-tonks, farmers markets and big stages of Nashville for nearly a decade, the three-piece string band Howlin' Brothers is taking its show on the road to audiences across the country.
COLDWATER - Ten weeks of battling on the hardwood to determine league champions and tournament seeds is officially in the rearview mirror with the tipoff to the 2013-14 girls' postseason in full swing this week.
After opening the Western Buckeye League schedule with a loss at home, few thought that Celina's boys basketball team was a true contender for a league championship.
