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.
For three-and-one-half years, Cory Luebke has been battling to overcome two elbow surgeries to show he was ready to return to Major League Baseball.
Sunday, the comeback will be complete when Luebke opens the 2016 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opening game against St. Louis at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. [More]
CELINA - City council members this week moved to transfer funds to pay for legal fees related to its courtroom battle with former police chief Dave Slusser and to purchase materials for the fire department.
ST. MARYS - A recent popular event is returning to Grand Lakes this spring.
The "Get the Carp Outta Here" will return May 13-15, conducted this time by St. Marys Rotary Club and sponsored by the St. Marys Eagles and the Lake Improvement Association.
FORT RECOVERY - In place of the regular Mercer County ag breakfast meeting, organizers on Thursday will tour J&M Manufacturing in Fort Recovery, which makes grain-handling equipment.
Fort Recovery scored four times in the top of the 11th inning to improve to 4-1 on the baseball season with a 12-8 win over Greenville on Friday evening in Darke County.
