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.
COLDWATER - Village council members at this week's regular meeting accepted police chief Jason Miller's resignation.
Councilors went into an executive session for 23 minutes to discuss land and personnel. Afterwards, they moved to accept Miller's resignation as head of the Coldwater Police Department, a position he's held for 11 years. [More]
CELINA - Although the idea of total sobriety may sound daunting to some, people can set a goal of living alcohol-free for a month or longer to see for themselves the health benefits gained by laying off the bottle.
WAPAKONETA - Several Auglaize County community fire departments will receive a total of $511,000 in state funds to upgrade radio communications systems.
CELINA - A 27-year-old woman and her two juvenile passengers were transported to Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater on Wednesday afternoon following a three-vehicle accident outside of Celina.
ST. MARYS - School board members at Wednesday night's regular meeting retroactively approved the emergency replacement of a failing boiler in Cook Gymnasium last month.
They took different paths to get there, but Coldwater and Fort Recovery each found themselves playing for a boys state basketball championship in 1999 with a unique family connection.
St. Marys junior Luke Hertenstein will compete next week at the Division II state boys diving competition after qualifying at the district championships on Wednesday at Bowling Green State University.
Because of modern medicine, it is difficult to comprehend the difficulties experienced by pioneer physicians. Laxatives, quinine, calomel, herbs and whiskey were used as cures and provided relief.
