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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Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
By Timothy Cox
Members of Celina City Council's utilities committee plan to recommend drastic changes to a proposed ordinance to increase water rates.
Under terms of an amendment hashed out by committee members Monday, water rates would rise 10 percent beginning Oct. 1 and another 10 percent April 1, 2007. Three percent annual inflationary increases would begin in 2008. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Heavy fog in a 200-foot section of state Route 119 resulted in multiple accidents that quickly turned the busy highway into a parking lot.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office quickly closed down the roadway between Cranberry and Fleetfoot Roads, east of St. Henry, shortly after 7:30 a.m. to prevent additional crashes. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Ninteen people face a combined total of 82 drug-related charges in the wake of an undercover investigation by the Auglaize/Mercer County Grand Lake Drug Task Force.
Among those arrested in the sweep that began at 5:30 a.m. Friday were the followin [More]
Obituaries on August 22nd, 2006
Marvin "Glenn" Newland, 82, 222 Stella St., Celina, died at 2:30 a.m. Aug. 21, 2006, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on August 22nd, 2006
Subscriber stories on August 22nd, 2006
Budget-minded consumers make it difficult for government officials to determine the effect utility rate increases will have on public coffers.
The city of Celina, for example, is now seeking to raise water rates by about 21 percent by April 1, 2007.
A former director of the Auglaize County elections board, has filed a $500,000 civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Toledo against county officials and current and former election board members.
Members of the Lake Restoration Committee during their Monday night meeting urged the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District to develop a protocol on dealing with possible pollution complaints.
ST. HENRY - A group of concerned parents complained to the board of education Monday night that their children did not have adequate time to drive to Tri Star classes in St. Marys.
Other schools across nation already using similar programs
MINSTER - Athletes in the Minster Local School District will kick off a new program that officials expect other student organizations and groups to embrace.
FORT RECOVERY -  For the first time in 13 years the village is considering a utility rate increase.
Village Administrator Randy Diller proposed a $2 per month raise in the base price for water and a $1 per month raise in the base price for sewer.
MINSTER - The Minster Local Schools Board of Education finalized plans to seek an income tax levy and renewal of a permanent improvement levy in November.
Pay increases mirror teachers' raises
Celina board of education members approved two-year salary contracts for both the superintendent and the district treasurer that mirror salary increases contained in the teachers' new contract.
FORT RECOVERY - Village Council met Monday night, reviewing options for utility rate increases and other topics including:
• Heard Union Township did not use $8,300 of Community Development Block Grant funds, which were allocated to the village for the Buck ditch project.
Supervisor elections will be held; ABN broadcaster Dale Minyo to provide evening's entertainment
The Auglaize County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its 60th annual meeting on Aug. 29 at the St. Joseph Parish Center, 107 E. Pearl St., Wapakoneta, a news release from the SWCD office states.
Local Sports Roundup
The Celina girls tennis team has opened the season at 2-0 following wins over Wapakoneta and Greenville on the road.
The Bulldogs defeated Wapakoneta 5-0 in the Western Buckeye League opener on Monday.