Special Weather Statement issued March 13 at 2:44PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Very strong wind gusts and dry soil is leading to areas of blowing dust across the area. This is causing visibility to be reduced to one mile or less in localized area. Motorists should be prepared for rapidly changing visibility. Slow down and leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. As winds slowly decrease late this afternoon into the evening, blowing dust should diminish.
High Wind Warning issued March 13 at 2:19PM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
NEW BREMEN - The new state budget could present problems for small-business owners in Southwestern Auglaize County, according to Keith Lake, vice president of government affairs for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Lake was the keynote speaker at the 2015 annual Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Faith Alliance Church. [More]
SPENCERVILLE - The roller coaster known as the opening game of girls basketball sectional play had two happy riders in Celina and St. Marys by the end of the night.
Celina led early against Napoleon and saw the Wildcats get a lead early in the fourth quarter before coming back for a 41-37 win in the opening game of Tuesday's Division II doubleheader at Spencerville High School. [More]
ST. HENRY - Opting children out of Common Core-aligned tests is one way the public can fight the standards, an activist with Ohioans Against Common Core told a massive crowd Tuesday night at Romer's Catering.
CELINA - City council members will borrow up to $600,000 on behalf of the municipal court to pay for improved security and renovations to the courtroom and clerk's office in city hall.
CELINA - Lake Facilities Authority members are mulling over allowing some recreational opportunities on land around the Prairie Creek treatment train and the ones planned for Coldwater and Beaver creeks.
KENTON - A different sectional tournament venue for the first time in years didn't seem to faze a pair of Midwest Athletic Conference teams that made the long haul to Kenton last night as the Minster Wildcats and New Bremen Cardinals opened the postseason with victories.
Parkway's Tanner Bates edged Perry's Jared Poling in a contest of high scores, but the Commodores handed the Panthers a 70-50 non-conference loss in boys basketball in a rescheduled game from an earlier postponement on Tuesday at Perry High School.
