Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 10:59PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1059 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Minster, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and very heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Anna, Fort Loramie, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Osgood, Chickasaw, North Star, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Fryburg, Montra, Egypt, Lake Loramie State Park, Maria Stein, and Carthagena.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 98 and 112.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
Motorists should slow down and use extra caution.
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.
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Friday, May 1st, 2015
Obituaries on May 1st, 2015
Stanley A. Ahlers, 93, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died April 29, 2015 at The Gardens at St. Henry, St. Henry, Ohio. [More]
Lillian Martha Holtzapple, 93, of St. Marys, OH died 8:55 p.m. Wednesday April 29, 2015 at Otterbein Retirement Community in St. Marys, OH. [More]
Stories on May 1st, 2015
Decision 2015
ST. MARYS - City officials on Tuesday will ask residents to renew a 0.5 percent income tax levy that was first approved 30 years ago to fund capital improvement projects.
Decision 2015
NEW BREMEN - School officials on Tuesday will ask district voters to renew a permanent improvement levy that has been in effect for 45 years.
The c
CELINA - Sidewalk and parking spaces remain barricaded in front of the former Illusions Nite Club on Main Street - much to the chagrin of downtown merchants - as the building's ownership continues to be investigated. [More]
CELINA - It's no surprise to local law enforcement that Ohio in 2013 had a record number of heroin-related overdoses.  
"Maybe the state's finally paying attention to the issue," chief deputy Gery Thobe of the Mercer County Sheriff's Office said this morning.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday approved hiring a Coldwater company to demolish and fill a vacant underground coal bin north of the courthouse.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the fifth inning to beat Coldwater 2-1 Thursday at K.C. Geiger Park.
The Roughrider
CELINA - After losing in Western Buckeye League action for the first time on Tuesday, Celina bounced back with a strong pitching performance from Jimmy Luebke in beating Van Wert 9-3 Thursday at Montgomery Field.
MARIA STEIN - Every story has two sides.
And in Thursday night's Midwest Athletic Conference tilt between Marion Local and Minster, the story of the first inning was perfection for the Flyers but disastrous for the visiting Wildcats.
Thursday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and
Gary R. Rasberry
The MAC-leading Versailles Tigers scored six runs in the first two innings and busted the game wide open with a seven-run fourth to stay unbeaten in league play with a 13-5 win over St.Henry.
Local pictures on May 1st, 2015