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, January 2nd, 2007
By Shelley Grieshop
Keep your eye on the road.
That's the message area law enforcement officers are hoping motorists heed as the new year begins.
"I'd like to ask motorists to concentrate more when they're behind the wheel; focus on what they're doing," said Lt. Dan Lay, commander of the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. [More]
By Tom Hendrixson
MARIA STEIN - During the warm-ups at The Hangar on Saturday night the pregame music was skipping and cutting out until a new CD was inserted, but that was about the only thing that didn't go right for Marion Local as the Flyers won their third game in as many tries, beating Covington by a convincing 50-27 score. [More]
Obituaries on January 2nd, 2007
Esther Allen, 99, of Lima, died at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 30, 2006, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]
Dorothy Fitzgerald, 87, of Tecumseh Drive, St. Marys, died at 7:55 p.m. Dec. 30 [More]
North Star native Anna Rita Huelskamp, 75, of Portland, Ind., died at 3:20 p.m. Dec. 31, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Charmaine Leach, 77, 103 Dieker Place, St. Marys, died at 5:55 a.m. Dec. 31, 2006, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]
Raymond G. Miller, 79, of Portland, Ind., died the early morning of Jan. 1, 2007, in the Jay County Hospital, Portland. [More]
Alicia S. Monroe, 58, 1118 Princeton Ave., Celina, died at 11:50 p.m. Dec. 29, 2006, at Kobacker House, Columbus. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Dolores Stienecker, 85, 116 N. Buckeye St., St. Marys, died at 4:15 a.m. Dec. 3 [More]
Richard F. Zimmerman, 80, 156 E. Third St., Minster, died at 7:45 a.m. Dec. 29, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was ill one week. [More]
Local pictures on January 2nd, 2007
Subscriber stories on January 2nd, 2007
The protracted contract negotiations and eventual three-month strike by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. workers rated as the biggest news story of 2006.
Firefighters believe an elderly dog perished in a weekend shed fire in St. Marys, although family members are holding out hope their pet is still alive.
Rogelio Rodreguez found driving a stolen pickup truck
A Celina man is being held in the Mercer County Jail in connection with a stolen vehicle.
Rogelio "Roy" Rodreguez, 37, 440 Touvelle St., Lot 18, was apprehended while driving a 1996 Ford pickup truck southbound on Mill Street near Anthony Street at 12:05 a.m. Dec. 31.
Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
Celina earned two second-place finishes behind Western Buckeye League rival Shawnee at the annual Lima Area Swim Coaches Association's Holiday Invitational held Saturday at the Lima YMCA.