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.
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Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
Montgomery Field hit hard by tornado
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A nonprofit group called Celina Baseball Association is leading the charge to restore tornado-ravaged Montgomery Field.
The organization, consisting of Celina varsity baseball coach Andy Mikesell and players' parents, has a plan to get the field into shape for the upcoming season. [More]
Obituaries on December 5th, 2017
Connie M. (Kramer) Flowers-Seals, age 66 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Sunday December 3, 2017 at the James Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio. [More]
Mary "Katie" Hess (Tumbusch), age 92, of Coldwater, died on Monday, December 4 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Mary K. Linn, 94, Berne, Indiana, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Swiss Village where she was a resident. [More]
William H. Sudman, 77, rural Mendon, died at 8:25 p.m. Dec. 2, 2017, at Kindred Hospital, Lima. [More]
Homer H. Schieltz, 95, formerly of Coldwater, died on Dec. 3 in Green Acres, Fl [More]
Local pictures on December 5th, 2017
Subscriber stories on December 5th, 2017
ST. MARYS - The new St. Marys police chief will be former sergeant and current acting chief Jake Sutton.
City safety service director Greg Foxhoven
FORT RECOVERY - Village officials are working to obtain three properties crucial to rerouting State Route 49 onto Broadway Street, a project that would help ease traffic flow through town, village administrator Randy Diller said.
Celina picks up dual match win over Parkway
ROCKFORD - With both teams coming off fine performances over the first weekend of wrestling, Celina traveled to Parkway for a rare matinee match to allow students to watch.
The chants of "M-A-C! M-A-C! M-A-C!" echoed loudly at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton on Friday and Saturday after Minster and Marion Local won state football titles in their respective divisions.
Compiled by Colin Foster
The Fort Recovery swimming teams competed in a double dual meet with Delta and Hagerstown on Monday night.
The girls' team was victorious in both, beating Delta 68-33 and Hagerstown 78-20. The boys lost to Hagerstown 11-47 and Delta 2-85.
2017 Division VI State Football Champions
Roster:
#  Name  Pos.  Gr   Ht.  Wt.
1  Kyle Francis  WR/CB  11  5-9  140
2  Tyler Prenger  WR/CB  12  6-0  160
3  Max Albers  TE/ILB  11  6-1  185
4  Henr