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.
Committee proposing plan says current system wastes time out of class
By William Kincaid
Celina High School's quarterly schedule with seven classroom periods a day may change to a trimester year with five periods daily for the 2010-2011 school year.
High school Principal Jason Luebke presented the proposal created by a committee of 11 faculty members to board members on Monday night during a school board meeting. [More]
Rosalie Noonan Drees, 83, 39 N. Frankfort St., Minster, died at 1:20 p.m. March 15, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
John Edmund Krieg, 62, 14313 U.S. Route 127, New Weston, died March 15, 2009, at the Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
ST. MARYS - She entered the library's community room wearing a long black skirt and black blouse. Her hair was tied up in a white cloth and she gathered a white shawl around her shoulders. She sang a low spiritual.
MINSTER - School board members on Monday night approved cuts in three areas with the resulting savings to pay the cost of adding an additional third-grade teacher.
The Mercer County Fairgrounds will be bustling with young people and scores of farm animals Saturday as the county's FFA chapters host the third annual Mercer County FFA Invitational from 10 a.m. to noon.
