Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 927 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Bremen to near Fountain City, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 67 and 106.
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.
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Thursday, October 12th, 2006
Brett Wyerick labeled a sexual predator; tried to assault teenage girl
By Margie Wuebker
An 18-year-old Celina man showed no emotion Wednesday afternoon as he was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and labeled a sexual predator.
Sniffles could be heard in Mercer County Common Pleas Court - some from supporters of the 13-year-old victim and her family; others from relatives and friends of the perpetrator. [More]
By Janie Southard
"In November we moved from Crawford to the new house in Airport Gardens. We took Mommy and Daddy's cast iron bed, their wardrobe and the cedar chest, which contained daddy's clothes; his mining cap and the belt the sheriff had brought back to mommy ..."
So begins first-time author Loretta Creech's story of her father's murder in 1965 during the United Mine Workers' strike of Leatherwood #1 mine in Leatherwood, Ky. [More]
Obituaries on October 12th, 2006
Former Celina resident Dale S. Humbert, 88, 5707 Karch Road, Coldwater, died at 2:25 a.m. Oct. 11, 2006, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Vernon "Vern" L. Klosterman, 67, of Kettering, died Oct. 11, 2006, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Irene S. Nuesmeyer, 88, of Wapakoneta, died at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 11, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Former Celina resident Barbara Montgomery Robertson, 81, died Oct. 8, 2006, at Sunrise of Carmel, of Indiana. Death was due to Alzheimer's disease. [More]
Local pictures on October 12th, 2006
Subscriber stories on October 12th, 2006
NORTH STAR - Mike Westgerdes is a true blue - no, make that scarlet and gray - Ohio State University Buckeyes fan and has a unique lawn to prove it.
ST. MARYS - Handicap accessibility, insufficient technology and building safety are among the top trouble spots with local school facilities, according to results from four recent community discussion groups hosted by the school district and Fanning/Howey Associates, Celina.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen could be the third local school to incorporate a popular national engineering curriculum within the high school.
New Bremen Local Schools Superintendent Ann Harvey presented the option to board members during the regular meeting Wednesday evening.
FORT RECOVERY - A new bullying prevention program is scheduled to be in place for K-12 sometime in 2007, Fort Recovery Local Schools Superintendent David Riel told board members Tuesday evening.
It has been a difficult season to be a Celina football fan and it isn't about to get any easier over the final three weeks of the 2006 campaign.
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With three weeks remaining in the season, teams that are out of the league title chase now turn the focus to getting their playoff plans finalized.
Down in Maria Stein on Friday, Delphos St. John's and Marion Local battle in their annual meeting with playoff considerations well in mind.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Wally Post Ath. Complex
Highlights: Minster gave Coldwater a hard-fought battle, but the state-ranked Cavaliers pulled away for the win in their annual matchup.
The Redski
7:30 p.m. Friday - Cavalier Stadium
Highlights: The annual Battle of Orange and Black pits two teams in differing atmospheres.
The Tigers vented some frustration in getting a convincing win over New Bremen to snap a three-game losing streak and to maintain at last a chance to get back into the playoff picture.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Panther Stadium
Highlights: The Rockets came up with a game that kept their playoff hopes alive in knocking off defending Division VI state champ St. John's in Anna. The Rockets held the vaunted Blue Jays rushing game to four yards in the second half.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Cardinal Field
Highlights: Both teams suffered rough losses last Friday. The Indians were shut out for the third time in the all-time series against Marion Local while New Bremen went to Darke County and suffered a rough loss to a Versailles team in need of a win to stay alive in the playoffs.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Skip Baughman Stadium
Highlights: It's the high school version of the old Air Coryell (as in former Chargers coach Don Coryell) vs. Ground Chuck (longtime NFL coach Chuck Knox) as the two most differing styles of play take place.