Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 8:41PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 841 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 20 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... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, and St. Johns. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 110 and 118. 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.
CELINA - Despite a passionate protest from several residents, Jefferson Township trustees Monday night approved a $5 motor vehicle license tax to counter financial woes.
Residents in the unincorporated areas of Jefferson Township will begin paying the additional $5 annual fee when they seek motor vehicle license registrations in 2013. The tax is expected to generate about $26,000 annually for the township's coffers. The funds can be used for nearly all types of operational expenses. [More]
NEW BREMEN - The smell of warm chocolate wafted through a fourth-grade classroom Monday afternoon as prospective entrepreneurs embarked on a project to help others.
ST. MARYS - Council members gave first reading Monday of an emergency ordinance appropriating $44.7 million in 2012.
The departments with the highest expenses include electric, $18 million; water and sewer, $4.1 million; police department, $1.9 million; and fire department, $1.4.
