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.
CELINA - Retired Celina dentist Richard Ramsey last week introduced Karen Homan of Cassella to Grand Lake Rotarians by recalling the biblical story of Noah.
"What did Noah do? He obeyed God's call, and he built the ark specifically to all his instructions - and it worked," Ramsey said. [More]
CELINA - County officials likely will focus their efforts this year on securing federal/state grants for a large-scale street project in Fort Recovery.
CELINA - The numbers of flu cases and flu-related hospitalizations are down considerably from last year, according to the January communicable disease report shared at Wednesday's Mercer County board of health meeting.
They have won nine straight games, and by winning the remainder of their Midwest Athletic Conference slate, the St. Henry Redskins can clinch at least a share of their first league crown since 2014-2015.
Celina's Holden Cubberley, Coldwater's Isaac Osterfeld and New Bremen's Vivian Niekamp punched their tickets to Canton and the Division II state diving championships after strong finishes at the district meet at Bowling Green State University on Wednesday.
