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 9th, 2007
By Nancy Allen
Two bass fishing tournaments held on Grand Lake have been canceled for this year, and Lake Development Corporation (LDC) members wonder if the reason is the lake's poor water quality.
"We had 102 registered tournaments on the lake last year and a couple of big ones are not coming back in 2007," Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Manager Craig Morton said during the LDC's meeting on Monday. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Two people, including a retired priest who had served parishes in Minster and St. Henry, were seriously injured Monday in a pair of traffic accidents on rural Mercer County roadways.
The Rev. Joseph M. Pax, 85, 2860 U.S. 127, Celina, remains in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, following a 1:43 p.m. accident at the intersection of state Route 29 and Burkettsville-St. Henry Road. [More]
Obituaries on January 9th, 2007
Serenus J. Brockman, 86, of Cranberry Prairie, died at 10:30 p.m. Jan. 7, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Mercer County native James Ross "Jim" Buxton, 84, died Dec. 27, 2006, in Tucson, Ariz. [More]
Rita Godwin, 84, 1002 Hawthorne St., Celina, died at 6:59 a.m. Jan. 8, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
James "Cruiser" Holtzhauer, 71, 910 Laurel Drive, St. Marys, died at 1 a.m. tod [More]
George Hoying, 89, 5940 Fort Recovery-Minster Road, St. Henry, died Jan. 8, 200 [More]
Bonnie L. Martens, 76, of St. Marys, formerly of Celina, died Jan. 8, 2007, at [More]
Clara McBride, 79, of Celina, died Jan. 8, 2007, at a daughter's home in Celina [More]
Judy Ann Money, 60, 29 Sesame St., Portland, Ind., died Jan. 7, 2007. at Parkview Nursing Home, Muncie, Ind., following an extended illness. [More]
Kathleen R. Schmitmeyer, 63, 123 S. Hamilton St., Minster, died at 4:55 p.m. Ja [More]
Local pictures on January 9th, 2007
Subscriber stories on January 9th, 2007
An expected final vote to proceed with a wetlands mitigation project never materialized at Monday's Celina City Council meeting because of the absence of two council members.
The fate of privately owned boat docks along West Bank Road remains unresolved as the city nears the beginning of a walkway project that would remove the structures.
It's been a mild flu season so far - but it's not over yet.
Health officials in Mercer and Auglaize counties have confirmed just 24 total cases of
Info could warn officials of pandemics
Area health departments are working on a plan to track school absenteeism in order to monitor illnesses such as the flu and to be prepared for a pandemic outbreak.
COLDWATER - Twelve major construction projects were completed in 2006, Mayor Vern Stammen reported in his state of the village address at Monday's council meeting.
ST. HENRY - Village council members unanimously approved an increase of utility prices during the regular meeting Monday evening.
Residents now will pay $7 more on their monthly water and sewer bill - an annual increase of $84.
ST. HENRY -  Mayor Lavern Schulze will not be running for re-election at November's general election.
At the end of his annual state of the village report during a Monday night village council meeting, Schulze told council members that 2007 will be his last year of service.