Special Weather Statement issued April 17 at 3:10PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 309 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Kenton to near Jackson Center, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and penny 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... Kenton, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Patterson, Dola, Fryburg, and Montra. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 102 and 106.
CELINA - Delayed 364 days by COVID-19 and 30 minutes by rain, BlackHawk and Sawyer Brown finally got to play at the Mercer County Fair.
An early-evening rain shower kept opening act BlackHawk from taking the stage until 8:30, but the show was able to go ahead. Fans turned out in droves to hear them on Friday night. [More]
WAPAKONETA - The Ohio State Highway Patrol in a Friday news release announced troopers will host OVI checkpoints to deter and intercept impaired drivers this coming week.
The Coldwater girls golf team continued its strong start to the season with a win in the Celina Invitational held Friday at Celina Lynx. The Cavaliers won the Gary Broering Memorial on Wednesday.