Special Weather Statement issued April 19 at 9:54AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 954 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include... Montra, Newbern, New Jerusalem, Lockington, Ridgeway, Woodstock, Botkins, Mount Victory, Millerstown, Kiser Lake State Park, Hardin, Pemberton, Piqua, West Mansfield, East Liberty, St. Paris, Logansville, Belle Center, North Lewisburg, and Lakeview. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 77 and 106. 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.
ST. MARYS - Residents in St. Marys school district will decide on a 1 percent earned-income tax levy on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
School board members at a special meeting on Monday unanimously approved seeking the earned income tax after also considering a 6.94-mill property tax.
CELINA - Donations continue to pour into the city government, including nearly $2,500 toward the future purchase of volleyball courts and equipment for the new Bryson Park District along Lake Shore Drive.
Coldwater beats deadline to comply with OEPA mandate
COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday passed on final reading an ordinance needed to comply with an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency mandate.
COLDWATER - Two Mercer County men were arrested on Sunday after police said they had fled the scene of an accident that knocked a streetlight off its base and caused a vehicle to flip onto its side.
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday awarded the annual street paving project contract to Buehler Asphalt of St. Marys for their low bid of $259,146.
ST. MARYS - City council members on Monday authorized the Community Improvement Corp. to sell a 50-foot strip of land behind the former Kmart building on Celina Road to the building's owners.
Mercer County's unemployment rate in June jumped to 3.3 percent from 2.5 percent in May but still remains the lowest in Ohio, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
BERNE, Ind. - Swiss Days, the annual celebration of the traditions, crafts, food and music of the Swiss immigrants who settled in the area beginning in the 1850s, is set for Thursday-Saturday in Berne, Indiana.
