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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Monday, October 9th, 2006
By Margie Wuebker
VERSAILLES - Two brothers, who dreamed of one day taking over the family farm when their father retired, died Saturday morning when the grain auger they were pushing came in contact with overhead power lines.
Craig A. Meier, 28, and Douglas R. Meier, 20, both of 9026 Pitsenbarger Road, were taken from the scene of the 10:19 a.m. accident by CareFlight emergency helicopter and pronounced dead on arrival at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]
By Laura Walker
In the past six years, 54 percent of the career technology students earning degrees in a nine-county area were Tri Star Career Compact students, based out of Celina.
"We are talking about students enrolled in college; we are talking about completed degrees; we are talking about persistence, taking it to the next level," Nancy Osborn, director of the West Central Ohio Tech Prep Consortium, said during a recent Tri Star advisory board meeting. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
After showing that it boasts one of the best programs in the state of Ohio, the Minster girls cross country team showed they can take on the best nationwide.
The Wildcats captured the prestigious Gold Elite Championship at the Eighth Annual Jesse Owens Invitational held at the Oakwille Indian Mounts in Lawrence County, Alabama on Saturday, taking on a field that includes teams from Tennessee, Mississippi, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama. [More]
Obituaries on October 9th, 2006
Celina native Ruthelene Emma Arnold, 87, of Middletown, Md., died Oct. 6, 2006, at her daughter's home in Middletown. [More]
New Bremen native Edward C. Conradi, 67, M.D., of Mount Pleasant, S.C., died Oc [More]
Craig Alan Meier, 28, of Pittsenbarger Road, Versailles, died the morning of Oc [More]
Douglas Richard Meier, 20, of Pittsenbarger Road, Versailles, died the morning [More]
Former Celina resident Dale Link, 59, of Troy, died Oct. 7, 2006, at his home. [More]
Former Coldwater Beach resident Loretta Rose Link, 86, died at 11:35 a.m. Oct. 7, 2006, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Local pictures on October 9th, 2006
Subscriber stories on October 9th, 2006
First-time festival draws chili lovers to fairgrounds
John Wurster smiles like a proud father as he stirs a Crock-Pot filled with fragrant chili.
He glances surreptitiously at fellow competitors - his mother Susie to the left, his sister Kim Koesters to the right and co-worker Jim Jones across the room.
Celina has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the state to help pay for the demolition of part of the Mersman building on West Wayne Street.
The ci
A Celina-area man remains incarcerated on a $2 million bond after he rammed two cruisers while attempting to outrun authorities.
Chad Rammel, 19, 3
The Lake Improvement Association (LIA) may join with the West Central Ohio Conservation District, a group that is forming a nonprofit trust to buy land for permanent conservation areas.
A report from the U.S. Surgeon General in late June directly linked secondhand smoke to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Mercer County Health Commissioner Dr. Philip Masser discussed the new study with other health officials around the state at a recent conference in Columbus.
Celina City Council will be asked to consider setting up two tax increment finance (TIF) agreements to pay for sidewalks and curbing in the city at a regular council meeting later this month.
COLDWATER - The last three years, Coldwater has had a major road block hosting their own varsity volleyball invitational - the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's chance to tighten its grip in the Western Buckeye League title race took a slight bump on Saturday as it managed just a 1-1 tie at Defiance in a game that was postponed from Thursday due to unfavorable field conditions.
ROSSBURG - Jeff Leka of Buffalo, Ill., made virtually a clean sweep at the UMP Nationals at Eldora Speedway this weekend, setting the quickest qualif
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The sectional volleyball pairings for Grand Lake area teams were announced over the weekend as the postseason begins for local teams on October 21st.