Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:14PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Logan County in west central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 813 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bluffton to near Wapakoneta, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Uniopolis, Patterson, and Dola.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:00PM EDT until March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, and State Route 116 at State Route 197.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
By Timothy Cox
Mercer County officials are mulling a plan to restore statewide radio communications between sheriff's offices after the county's aged unit recently died.
County law enforcement officials use the bandwidth to stay on top of bulletins and other statewide information. With the existing system down, county officials have had to resort to using the telephone to relay and receive such important information. [More]
By Timothy Cox
Mercer County Commissioners have agreed to undertake an eminent domain proceeding on behalf of Franklin Township Trustees to clear up a congested area on the south side of Grand Lake.
Township officials want to claim a tiny parcel of land along Ci [More]
Obituaries on July 26th, 2006
Maria Stein native Irene L. Gardner, 65, of Dayton, died July 17, 2006, at Hospice of Dayton, following an illness. [More]
Richard J. Kaiser, 90, of Minster, died at 3:15 a.m. July 25, 2006, at Heritage Manor, Minster. He was ill for three months. [More]
Delphia Quinter, 87, of St. Henry, died July 26, 2006, in Coldwater.
Funeral mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Philothea. [More]
Alvin Severt, 81, of Coldwater, died July 25, 2006, in Dayton.
Services are p [More]
Local pictures on July 26th, 2006
Subscriber stories on July 26th, 2006
Ouch!
Although the price of crude oil dropped on Wall Street most of the day Tuesday, local motorists saw some gasoline prices climb above $3, and remain there this morning.
A discussion Tuesday among Mercer County officials about radio communications led to a separate talk about how such high-tech matters will be handled if county officials succeed with their goal to build a new jail.
NEW BREMEN - Rent will double for the New Bremen Public Library as a result of action taken by village councilors Tuesday night.
Larry A. James, M.
Public auctions have been held at the Rockford, Mendon and Willshire Parkway Local Schools facilities, bringing in approximately $108,000 for the school system, Superintendent Doug Karst reported this morning.
WAPAKONETA - A 19-year-old St. Marys man was indicted by an Auglaize County grand jury for having sex with a minor on two occasions.
Daniel Street,
Village's current plan would increase premiums by $8,000 annually
ST. HENRY - Village council members may soon revert to their former health care provider for full-time employees in the coming months because its current plan will increase by an estimated $8,000 in premiums annually.
People getting plugged in as gasoline prices continue to soar
With the price for regular gasoline topping $3 per gallon locally, motorists are trying to find ways to cut fuel costs.
A St. Marys business may ha
Restaurant with a full menu, tons of TVs
A long-standing Celina night club is no longer just an oasis of dancing and boozing for the local younger crowd.
Club Oasis, 201 S. Main Street, has undergone extensive renovations that have transformed it into a sports bar and restaurant, said owner Chris Wendel.
For the first 35 games of the season Grand Lake Mariners pitcher Kyle Heyne had found his niche as the club closer out of the bullpen.
So when Hey