Lightning, heavy rain and strong winds wreaked havoc from Tuesday into this morning as a severe storm swept through the Grand Lake area.

Local Weatherman Dennis Howick reported 1.21 inches of rain had fallen. Meanwhile, lightning struck at least 200 times throughout Mercer and Auglaize counties, said meteorologist Kristen Cassady of the National Weather Service's Wilmington office. Two of those strikes reportedly hit houses in Mercer County. [More]

CELINA - The Rev. Tim Clutter will step down as executive director of CALL Ministries at the end of September.

Closing in on nearly a decade as the face of the nonprofit organization that has grown to provide myriad services to the down-and-out in Mercer County, Clutter said God has called on him to move in another direction. [More]