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, February 20th, 2007
By William Kincaid
FORT RECOVERY - The board of education Monday night decided not to accept any money from the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) for a high school renovation project.
This is the second year in a row the district has rejected state funds. School Treasurer Lori Koch said the district probably will be in line to receive the funding again next year. [More]
By Pat Royse
Members of the Mercer County Republican Party were given the applications of 12 residents seeking appointment to the vacant county commission seat formerly held by Jim Zehringer.
Bob Hibner, chairman of the local party's enhancement committee, distributed the resumes and applicants' answers to a questionnaire Monday at a party meeting in the Richardson-Bretz Memorial Building in Celina. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
You can't argue consistency.
The Celina WaterDogs will again send all three of their girls relays to the State Swimming and Diving Championship this weekend in Canton. It marks the second straight year all three relays qualified for state.
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Obituaries on February 20th, 2007
Jerry Caldwell, 65, of Celina, died Feb. 19, 2007, at his residence.
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Barbara Lynn Deitsch, 61, 236 Bayview Drive, Celina, died of natural causes Feb. 18, 2007, at her residence. [More]
Billie Jo Evans, 72, of Van Wert, died at 2:35 p.m. Feb. 18, 2007, at Van Wert County Hospital. [More]
Norbert M. Flaute, 85, 219 E. Sycamore St., Coldwater, died at 3:15 p.m. Feb. 18, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Roseann Garman, 76, formerly of Celina and Frakes, Ky., died Feb. 19. 2007, at Ohio Masonic Home, Springfield, where she was a resident the last eight years. [More]
Thomas T. Homan Sr., 77, of Coldwater, died Feb. 19, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Celina native Jerry Dean King, 66, died Feb. 19, 2007, at his home in Illinois. [More]
Matilda "Tillie" Paulus, 93, of Versailles, died at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 19, 2007, at Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Lucille Schelich, 86, 126 Cottonwood Drive, Celina, died at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 19, 2007, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on February 20th, 2007
Subscriber stories on February 20th, 2007
ST. MARYS - An increase in ambulance rates is on tap for Monday's council meeting per the recommendation of the finance committee. However, the proposed rate increase is still the lowest in the area.
A new nonprofit organization working to conserve land in a seven-county area is creating some interest in developing land trusts.
Jim Heinrich, St.
ST. MARYS - The city's power plant is up and running again after many months down for repairs. More good news is that those repairs came in under estimate by several thousand dollars.
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools board of education Monday night authorized Superintendent Gayl Ray to post openings for full-time positions of technology coordinator, high school intervention specialist and a vocal music teacher/assistant band director for the 2007-2008 year.
A Coldwater man was injured Monday night when his clothing became entangled in a silo unloader while trying to dislodge frozen silage.
Jeffrey Selh
Fort Recovery village council members will hold a public meeting for property owners along the course of the George Street reconstruction project planned to begin this summer.