Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Darke County in west central Ohio... Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 822 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Monroe to Redkey, moving east at 50 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... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, North Dayton, and Maria Stein.
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 8:26PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 826 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Lakeview, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Patterson, Dola, Huntersville, Pfeiffer, Big Springs, and State Route 195 at State Route 235.
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Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
By Janie Southard
Seven of the nine local school districts scored the top rating possible on the state's 2005-06 report cards, which were released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Education.
Six local districts tallied perfect scores
Those districts reaching a perfect 25 were Coldwater, Marion Local, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Minster and New Bremen districts. St. Marys also scored an excellent rating with 24 indicators, only one point off a perfect score. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
Harbor House has been given new life.
Following an announcement in late July that the maternity home in Celina may close due to financial shortages, the agency has received an "encouraging outpouring of support from the community," agency officials said. [More]
By William Kincaid
ROCKFORD - The village was awarded a $496,000 transportation enhancement grant Aug. 9 from the Ohio Department of Transportation to fund an extensive forthcoming infrastructure project.
Village Administrator Jeff Long told council members during the regular Tuesday meeting the village will use the money for the South Main Street sidewalk extension and lighting. [More]
Playoff needed to decide individual winner
By Gary R. Rasberry
The Mercer County boys golf teams opened up play on Tuesday with the annual Mercer County Tournament held on a beautiful Tuesday at the Mercer County Elks.
St. Henry captured the team title, edging out rival Coldwater by one stroke, 336-337. Parkway finished in third-place amassing a team total of 340. [More]
Obituaries on August 16th, 2006
Robert "Butch" Lochtefeld Sr., 82, 108 Morton St., Celina, died at 3:20 a.m. Aug. 15, 2006, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Harry L. Phlipot, 58, of Russia, died at 6:05 a.m. Aug. 15, 2006, at his residence after a lengthy illness. [More]
David Alan Schulze, 28, of South Main Street, Minster, died at 5:49 p.m. Aug. 1 [More]
Former New Bremen resident, Sandra Kay Stickan, 60, of Bryan, died at 2:32 p.m. Aug. 15, 2006, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on August 16th, 2006
Subscriber stories on August 16th, 2006
MINSTER - With development comes the need for improvements to the village electrical distribution system as Minster Village Council learned Tuesday night.
Celina city officials plan to give back a $76,000 federal hazard mitigation grant because they believe it will best serve the community.
The Mercer
The Mercer County Soil and Water conservation district and others all around the state could face staff and other cuts next year if the state goes ahead with planned changes in matching funds.
ROCKFORD - Parkway Local School begins its 2006-2007 school year on Tuesday in the brand spanking new $36 million education complex and administrators told the school board Tuesday evening they are ready.
ROCKFORD - There will not be a cross country team this year at Parkway Local School, due to a limited number of interested students.
The school boa
A Mercer County resident urged county commissioners to push the federal government for a new post office in Celina so the existing postal property could be used to house a new jail.
NEW BREMEN - A change implemented by the state in mid-July will put a financial squeeze on smaller county mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MR/DD) boards throughout Ohio, said officials with the Auglaize County agency.
ST.HENRY - Activation of two wells in the village's north well field may be delayed because of a slow response from the Ohio EPA, Village Administrator Don Hess told council members this week.
MINSTER - Congested parking conditions along South Garfield Street drew comments from Minster Village Council Tuesday night.
Councilor Steve Kitzmiller said the congestion occurs during the late afternoon and evening in the area of The Dannon Co.
Don't expect personal trainer Donnie Raymond to sugarcoat anything.
"Change is hard," he tells his clients.
Raymond, an independent fitness educa
MINSTER - Children's Nest Discovery Center will offer a new philosophy in early childhood education when the facility opens on Sept. 6.
Owner and h
Minster's Jimmy Stech-schulte and Evan Lee helped carry the Wildcats to the Cardinal Invitational title on Tuesday.
Minster won the 14-team invite by nine strokes over second-place Wapakoneta.