Special Weather Statement issued March 13 at 2:44PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Very strong wind gusts and dry soil is leading to areas of blowing dust across the area. This is causing visibility to be reduced to one mile or less in localized area. Motorists should be prepared for rapidly changing visibility. Slow down and leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. As winds slowly decrease late this afternoon into the evening, blowing dust should diminish.
High Wind Warning issued March 13 at 2:19PM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
ST. MARYS - Auditor of State's Office representative Mark Ingles on Tuesday presented school board members the results of a performance audit, which was triggered by the deficit spending and low operating balances predicted in the district's May five-year financial forecast. [More]
St. Marys defeats Wapakoneta to capture first WBL girls' soccer championship since 2010
By Dave Stilwell
WAPAKONETA - St. Marys erased a 2-1 halftime deficit with three unanswered second-half goals to claim a 4-2 victory over Wapakoneta and nail down at least a share of the Western Buckeye League girls soccer championship on Tuesday night at Ryan Field in Wapakoneta. [More]
Area voters will consider a 1-mill levy renewal for The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties on the Nov. 6 election ballot.
NEW BREMEN - Board of education members met briefly Tuesday to approve a commercial surety general indemnity agreement as the next step in a land-swap with Crown Equipment Corp.
ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools board members on Tuesday authorized superintendent Jeanne Osterfeld to proceed with obtaining quotes and other plans to replace the aging home-team football bleachers.
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools may begin deficit spending by the end of this fiscal year, according to the five-year financial forecast presented at Tuesday's board of education meeting.
ST. HENRY - The school district should operate with a budget surplus through 2022, according to a forecast treasurer Jennifer Bruns presented at Monday's board meeting.
ROCKFORD - A man who has devoted his life to the community and a business that promotes and improves it were honored during the 45th annual Rockford Chamber of Commerce banquet at the community building on Monday night.
COLDWATER - Village council members hosted an open-house meeting on Monday to develop a plan for the proposed A Park 4 All Abilities all-inclusive playground.
CELINA - Celina City Schools board members agreed during a special meeting on Tuesday to reallocate money in the Mercer County Head Start's budget to purchase a new school bus.
Zoey Burns scored the lone goal for Celina and the Bulldogs upset the eighth-ranked Shawnee Indians 1-0 in Western Buckeye League girls soccer action from Shawnee Township on Tuesday night.
