Special Weather Statement issued April 19 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 700 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Spencerville In Allen County to near Piqua, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Fryburg, Montra, Newbern, New Jerusalem, Huntersville, Ridgeway, Botkins, New Knoxville, Mount Victory, Moulton, Hardin, Pemberton, West Mansfield, Kenton, Logansville, Kossuth, Belle Center, Lakeview, Patterson, and Waynesfield. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 88 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.
Less snow this winter resulted in less spending for many Mercer and Auglaize county communities, with some cutting their overtime and salt use in half.
The savings may result in some smoother roads this summer, officials said.
Local weather forecaster Dennis Howick measured 22.2 inches of snow through February compared with more than 60 inches last winter. [More]
Rose Mary (Baltes) Raterman, age 83, of Fort Loramie Swanders Rd., Minster, Ohio, passed away of natural causes at her residence, Friday morning March 27, 2015. [More]
ST. HENRY - John Dippold, then a 20-year-old Army specialist, and his squad of five were pinned down on three sides by heavy enemy fire in a dense jungle in Vietnam 46 years ago.
VERSAILLES - With depth and talent across the board, the Minster girls track team ran, leaped and threw its way to a landslide victory over the field in the Black Division of the Lady Tiger Classique on Saturday.
Coldwater's Paige Hartings and Wapakoneta's Brandon Kennard were selected as the top bowlers of the West Ohio High School Bowling Conference during Sunday's conference banquet.
