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.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
By Janie Southard
ST. MARYS - Talk about a pin drop. There's just not much noise in some elementary classrooms these days. But when the kids do talk they quickly summarize the district's new technology as "just great." Educators agree. The only stumbling block may be funding. [More]
Obituaries on November 20th, 2008
Ned E. Agler, 69, of Van Wert, died, Nov. 18, 2008, at his residence.
He was born July 2, 1939, in Ohio City, to Lloyd Elsworth and Ethel Lenore Miller Agler. [More]
Former Botkins resident Marjorie V. Doseck, 87, died at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 19, 2008 [More]
Former Mercer County resident, Larry Drees, 72, of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Goodyea [More]
Melvin O. Hamp, 77, 03251 Clover Four Road, New Bremen, died at 8:03 p.m. Nov. [More]
Noelle Elizabeth Werling, 3 months, 117 Tobe Road, Fort Recovery, died at 1:50 [More]
Local pictures on November 20th, 2008
Subscriber stories on November 20th, 2008
Changing bowling from club to school-sponsored one option
COLDWATER - Coldwater school officials are still working to comply with the rules of Title IX, a federal law that prohibits gender discrimination in educational programs and activities.
20 county residents on list of people who can still get checks
The Internal Revenue Service wants to give money to 20 Mercer County residents sometime before the end of this year.
Eric Erickson, in the IRS medi
The Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors Tuesday approved a request for $351,529 in appropriations for 2009.
Mercer County commissioners are expected to make a decision on the request by Jan. 1, said SWCD Administrative Assistant Karen Balster.