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.
COLDWATER - Despite making six errors and spotting St. Marys seven runs to start the game, the Coldwater Cavaliers rallied back to win 18-16 on Thursday afternoon in a baseball game at Veterans Field.
The two teams hold matching 10-5 records as the Cavaliers win their third straight while St. Marys sees its four-game winning streak snapped. [More]
Two area residents were seriously injured Thursday night when their vehicles collided in the 7700 block of state Route 197 north of Celina. The mishap occurred at 7:50 p.m., according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
MENDON - Three companies submitted bids for a revitalization project in the village.
The work being sought includes the construction of handicap-accessible restrooms and an entrance ramp at the village hall and lighting and decorative benches and trash receptacles at the Mendon park.
CELINA - Bob Ellis and Marjorie Eichenauer were ninth-graders at Celina High School when they fell in love. After 73 years of marriage, these nonagenarians are still in love. But there was an immediate hurdle back then in the 1930s - Marjorie's mom.
COLDWATER - The Versailles Tigers used a six-run sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie and went on to defeat the Coldwater Cavaliers 9-5 during Midwest Athletic Conference softball play on Thursday night at Lady Cavalier Diamond.
ROCKFORD - Parkway's Becca Harshman will get the chance to continue her multi-sport play on the college level after signing with the University of Northwestern Ohio on Thursday afternoon to play both volleyball and basketball.
St. Henry's Sidney Rindler held New Bremen to just two hits as the Redskins' softball team improved to 3-0 in the Midwest Athletic Conference after a 10-0 win in five innings on Thursday at New Bremen.
The Wright State University-Lake Campus' baseball team had their seven-game winning streak snapped by Ohio State University-Lima after a 5-2 decision in Ohio Regional College Conference play on Thursday evening at Montgomery Field.
Like other non-wing sprint car drivers from the west coast, Justin Grant decided that to elevate his racing career he needed to move to Indiana, which is generally considered the heart of non-wing sprint car racing.
