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 - A 38-year-old Coldwater man involved in a car crash near St. Henry in July 2012 that claimed the lives of two men was released from prison after serving about 11 years of a 13-year sentence.
Mercer County Common Pleas Court Visiting Judge Jeffery Ingraham on Jan. 23 granted Ryan Billenstein's request for judicial release. It was filed on Nov. 28 by attorney Randy Lamarr, who asserted Billenstein was eligible for judicial release under Ohio Revised Code. [More]
Rosemary "Rosie" E. Zehringer, 91, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2024, at Persimmon Ridge Rehab in Portland, Indiana. [More]
CELINA - Marathon Pipe Line LLC, headquartered in Findlay, operates 10,000 miles of underground pipelines across 26 states, including roughly 60 miles which run through Mercer County.
CELINA - Significant strides have been made in the nearly $1 million restoration of the Big Chickasaw and Little Chickasaw creeks to curb pollution-causing nutrients from entering Grand Lake.
