Special Weather Statement issued February 8 at 1:37PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 136 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving east at 70 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include... Sidney, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Newport, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Botkins, Hardin, Russia, Port Jefferson, Osgood, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Montra, Newbern, Egypt, and Maria Stein. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 89 and 104. 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.
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 8 at 8:46AM EST until February 9 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations one to two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions.
CELINA - An organization reviving the Governor's Cup Regatta is in the process of locking in exclusive use of parts of the Bryson Park District to host the first series of hydroplane races on Grand Lake since 2015.
COLDWATER - Mercer County has the highest rate of early deaths from heart disease among working-age people in Ohio, a trend local public health officials aim to reverse through the next Community Health Improvement Plan. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week awarded a $50,800 contract to Shinn Brothers Inc. of Celina to replace a deteriorating walkway and a portion of boat docks in the county-owned dock facility near the Harbor Point 4-H Camp.
Allen East used a 15-5 second quarter to pull away and defeat New Knoxville 54-29 in the semifinals of the Vicki Mauk Holiday Classic on Thursday at the Elida Fieldhouse.
