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.
A referendum with 233 signatures was filed this morning with Mercer County commissioners to block a recently-passed zoning amendment to increase industrial height limitations in East Jefferson Township.
Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham has denied a prosecution motion to move the scheduled trial of Nicholas Schwieterman to another jurisdiction in a tersely worded decision filed Monday afternoon. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools board of education will seek a 2.2-mill operating levy at the polls in November following unanimous action taken Monday night. [More]
Celina city administrators will apply for a $220,000 grant and $400,000 loan, with zero percent interest, from the Ohio Public Works Commission to make infrastructure improvements to Johnson Avenue and other nearby streets.
MINSTER - Seven candidates for an unexpired Minster Village Council term answered questions posed by Village Administrator Don Harrod during a special meeting Monday night. [More]
Coldwater village councilors approved an in-house change of employee health insurance coverage at Monday's council meeting. The village carries health insurance through Anthem Blue Cross.
Both Master Begonia and Mustache Fred picked up wins in the Signature Series on Monday, but Begonia, with Sherald Haynes in the sulky, captured the overall Grand Lake/Jim Price Memorial Trot at the Mercer County Fair.
The St. Henry girls golf team came close to setting a new record-low team score as the Redskins finished fourth at the 12-team Lady Bucc Invitational held at Echo Hills at Piqua to kick off the fall golf season.
