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.
CELINA - The Christmas card from 1992 featuring Garfield the cat was a little tattered, showing its age, as Steve Harris recently presented it to his mother-in-law, Barbara Vorhees.
What started as a friendly gesture 25 years ago has blossomed into a longstanding tradition, creating a strong bond between the two. Harris had been dating Vorhees' daughter, Jill, for a year when Vorhees first chose Garfield to express her Christmas wishes to Harris. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local's Tyler Prenger rained down a three-pointer as time expired in the first half.
Then the Flyers poured it on St. Henry in the second half.
The Flyers outscored the Redskins 23-9 in the third quarter en route to a 77-40 rout that probably nobody expected to witness on Friday at the Hangar. [More]
CELINA - City officials are still tallying out-of-pocket costs incurred in the aftermath of a tornado that barreled through town on Nov. 5, but mayor Jeff Hazel projects figures to easily surpass $400,000.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday signed off on a $1.598 million computer software package - including annual maintenance for 10 years - to replace outdated operating systems at the county jail.
