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.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued final permits to install and operate to MVP Dairy, a 4,500-head operation to be built northwest of Neptune in the St. Marys River Watershed.
The 82-acre facility, planned adjacent to Hasis Road on the south side of U.S. 33, is a partnership between VanTilburg Farms of Celina and McCarty Dairy LLC of Colby, Kansas. [More]
St. Marys employees restore power to areas hit by Hurricane Irma
By Ed Gebert
ST. MARYS - Two city linemen helped restore light to the darkness in a Florida town hit by Hurricane Irma.
John Vogel and Jason Durkee had joined a contingent of Ohio workers responding to the damage from the disastrous storm. The pair set off from St. Marys on Sept. 10 for Florida to help restore power in Homestead, just south of Miami. They returned to St. Marys on Saturday afternoon. Also in the caravan of vehicles heading south were electrical workers from Tipp City, Piqua and Hamilton. [More]
MENDON - Village officials have secured $434,000 to help pay for a new, larger water tower and agreed on Tuesday to apply for an Ohio Public Works Grant of up to $500,000 to complete funding for the project.
CELINA - The school district is losing significant amounts of money each year due to an open-enrollment policy that allows parents to send their children to other districts, Celina City Schools Superintendent Ken Schmiesing said.
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies have determined the model of the vehicle involved in a Sept. 10 hit-and-run accident that caused a Coldwater man to be transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
CELINA - The last time Jill Schmitmeyer was on the Celina Lynx course for competitive golf, she tied for fourth at the Western Buckeye League boys' golf tournament.
Coldwater remains perfect with sweep of Celina at the Palace
COLDWATER - With a big MAC game against New Bremen coming up on Thursday, Coldwater got a tune-up volleyball match in on Tuesday against Mercer County neighbor Celina at the Palace.
Kyle Lenhart and Hunter Coffey each had a goal as Wapakoneta shut out Celina 2-0 in Western Buckeye League boys' soccer action on Tuesday night at Ryan Field.
