Special Weather Statement issued October 21 at 4:34PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 434 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Delphos to near Versailles, moving east at 40 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... Sidney, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Ada, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, Cridersville, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Botkins, Lakeview, New Knoxville, Alger, Waynesfield, and Chippewa Park. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 91 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.
NEW BREMEN - Council members on Monday approved proceeding to add left turn lanes at the intersection of Washington and Plum streets despite homeowners' continued resistance.
Members voted 5-1 for the project and to apply for a grant that could pay for up to 50 percent of the cost. The deadline to apply is in October. Member Jim Kronenberger cast the only dissenting vote. [More]
The goal is simple for the Ohio Northern volleyball team this season: Repeat as Ohio Athletic Conference champions.
The Polar Bears will have the help of some former local standouts.
Four athletes from the Midwest Athletic Conference - Madison Broering (St. Henry), Kristin Langston (Versailles), Paige Hartings (Coldwater) and Jordyn Heitbrink (Minster) - will suit up for ONU, which finished last season 27-4 and 9-0 in OAC play. [More]
ST. HENRY - As council members debated a proposed ordinance covering golf carts on village streets, residents voiced concerns for children riding in the carts' back seat.
ST. MARYS - City council members on Monday learned the city's legal team is drafting legislation to allow inspectors to check for illegal connections to the city's sanitary sewers.
COLDWATER - Council members on Monday night said they will give a second look to the ordinance regulating off-road vehicles being used within village limits.
In need of a quarterback going into Thursday's final preseason game due to injuries, Buffalo signed Coldwater graduate Keith Wenning on Monday after a tryout.
