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.
Dave Slusser claims he's the victim of a political vendetta
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Recently terminated police chief Dave Slusser is fighting to get his job back, claiming he is the victim of a political vendetta.
Slusser, accompanied by St. Marys attorney Gregory Wilson on Friday afternoon, revealed he is appealing the city administration's decision to the civil service commission of Celina. [More]
Guardians want cost of lake cleanup shifted away from local residents and businesses, heavy fines for polluters
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A new Grand Lake support group wants to force the state and negligent farmers to take responsibility for the polluted waterway.
Members of Guardians of Grand Lake St. Marys hope to shift the costly burden of clean-up away from local residents and businesses who've already suffered lower property values and lost revenue. [More]
Former Celina resident Florence E. Moore, 99, died June 18, 2013, in Okeechobee, Fla. She had been a resident of Okeechobee for approximately the last 20 years. [More]
MARIA STEIN - When she was a first-grader at St. Patrick Elementary School in Troy, Evelyn Mahrt always enjoyed Fridays. But unlike most of her classmates, it was not just the impending weekend that excited her.
Special needs passengers, bus driver treated and released, car driver fair
The Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred around 8:23 a.m. Friday on U.S. 33 near Glynwood-New Knoxville Road.
Coldwater's ACME team scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, but could only manage one more run for the rest of the game and Wapakoneta plated two runs in the top of the seventh to rally past the Cavaliers 7-5 on Friday at Veterans Field in Coldwater.
