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.
Local officials were pleased with Gov. John Kasich's proposal to offer vocational school programs to students as early as seventh grade but question the cost and other factors. [More]
CELINA - City council members continue to discuss repealing a half percent income tax for police and fire capital expenses and replacing it with a tax that also funds street repairs.
CELINA - City council members on Monday night unanimously passed first reading of legislation to establish a police vehicle savings account and to initially fund it with $100,000 from the general fund.
ST. HENRY - Council members Monday night passed two emergency resolutions allowing the village to apply for a $188,000 Ohio Department of Transportation grant to improve street crossings in the Safe Routes to School plan.
The seasonal ban on applying manure in the Grand Lake Watershed ends Saturday, but farmers are advised to use caution in applying fertilizer to frozen or saturated soil.
COLDWATER - After returning wrestlers to to the state tournament after a three-year absence, Coldwater matched a school record as three wrestlers will compete in the 77th annual state tournament starting Thursday at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.
Current sectional tournament format not favored by coaches
As Allie Thobe hoisted her desperation three-pointer toward the rim with less than a second remaining in Saturday's sectional championship between her Marion Local Flyers and the Minster Wildcats, the 1,500-plus fans inside The Palace at Coldwater High School drew a collective breath. [More]
The play of Elijah Kahlig this basketball season was rewarded by the coaches of the Midwest Athletic Conference as the Fort Recovery senior was named the conference's Boys Basketball Player of the Year on Monday.
