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 23rd, 2007
By Nancy Allen
Two Mercer County farm operations have been fined in a local court and sent violation notices from the Ohio EPA after manure from their facilities got into the Wabash River in November.
They are LDT Keller Farms, LLC, 841 Burkettsville-St. Henry Road, Fort Recovery, whose president is Luke Keller, and Stateline Agri, Inc., 1031 state Route 29, Celina, whose president is Rick Kremer. [More]
By Timothy Cox
The proposed West Bank Rotary Walkway project and a related wetlands mitigation project are moving forward - slowly.
For the second time in a month, Celina City Council members were thwarted in their attempts to pass emergency legislation to get the projects moving forward. They originally had hoped that construction contractors could be working on the new lakefront walkway by March 1. [More]
Obituaries on January 23rd, 2007
Former Piqua resident, Linda Lee Alderton, 45, 830 W. Main St., Coldwater, died [More]
Robert W. Hess, 79, formerly of Osgood, died Jan. 20, 2007, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Elmer H. Lange, 87, 307 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 5:50 p.m. Jan. 21, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
James Schelby, 61, 420 Woodward St., St. Marys, died at 2:28 p.m. Jan. 20, 2007, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, following a brief illness. [More]
Lloyd O. Smith, 84, of Sidney, died at 1:45 a.m. Jan. 21, 2007, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. [More]
L. Mildred Smith, 93, died at 4 a.m. Jan. 20, 2007, at Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Marys, where she was a resident since 1997. [More]
Local pictures on January 23rd, 2007
Subscriber stories on January 23rd, 2007
Local infants take to the water with adults
Swimmer Keaten Watson isn't exactly doing the backstroke or double flips off the diving board. For now, sucking pool water off his fingers gives the 8-month-old much more satisfaction.
COLDWATER - Village officials are being pro-active in anticipation of more requests to hook into the village sewer system.
They have been working o
COLDWATER - Following an executive session at Monday's village council meeting, patrolman Lucas Wolfe was promoted from part-time to full-time officer, effective Jan. 29.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office honored some of its own Saturday during an annual breakfast meeting at Hopewell Grange.
Employees nominated co-workers throughout the year for numerous awards, with the administrative staff reviewing recommendations and making selections.
ST. HENRY - The village has experienced significant economic growth in the last five years, Village Administrator Don Hess said Monday night.
During the regular council meeting, Hess released a municipal income tax history sheet - showing an increase of $362,948.49 from 2002 to 2006.
ST. MARYS - The city's general services department is the first to present a 2006 annual report for city council's review.
At Monday's meeting, Saf
A Fort Recovery man has been indicted on one count of trafficking in drugs.
Robert S. McGough, 34, 105 E. Broadway St., was taken into custody Monday and remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Jail pending an initial appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
After a holiday break, college swimming got back underway.
For the Ohio Northern Polar Bears, the 2007 portion of the season got sweeter as both th