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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Thursday, April 26th, 2007
By Timothy Cox
Ohio EPA officials are not expected to hold the city's feet to the fire regarding a Nov. 7 deadline to bring the city's water into compliance with state regulations, Celina officials said this week.
They are in the final planning stages of adding granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment to the city's current treatment system. The carbon material is expected to lower the levels of trihalomethanes (THM) in the water to within acceptable limits. [More]
By Janie Southard
ST. MARYS - It's down to the wire, and the community is playing a big part in narrowing the choices where new school facilities are concerned.
The school district is preparing for the possibility of state funding this year through the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) for new or renovated facilities. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
A Van Wert man will serve six months in jail for killing a young father in a hunting accident in January 2006.
Troy Clark, 37, was sentenced in Van Wert County Commo Pleas Court on Wednesday morning by Judge Charles Steele, who also ordered him to pay a $1,000 fine and court costs. [More]
Obituaries on April 26th, 2007
June E. Moothart, 80, 806 Hemlock St., Celina, died on Nov. 19, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Eleanor Glee Welker, 88, 117 Green St., Mendon, died at 8:20 p.m. April 24, 2007, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on April 26th, 2007
Subscriber stories on April 26th, 2007
Celina has been awarded a $150,000 grant to add new courtesy docks and make other improvements near Lake Shore Park.
The grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft will pay for nine new courtesy docks and to make seawall and sidewalk improvements.
"God" got bumped and his new placement on the edge of the newly-released presidential dollar coins is stirring a little controversy.
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Former Superintendent Eugene Linton had to pay back $854 to the Mercer County Educational Service Center after a state audit determined he was overcompensated for unused vacation time.
COLDWATER - The board of education accepted a $16,000 donation from the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) on Tuesday night to help finance a playground expansion project.
Mercer Health board of governors approved a high-end purchase of digital mammography equipment that is expected to more efficiently meet patient's needs.
NEW BREMEN - Coldwater Spanish teacher/writer Sophia Rodriguez was at home Wednesday night as she emceed New Bremen Coffee Co. and Book's third annual poetry slam.
Things have been very good for Andrew Meyer this season.
The Minster senior throwing specialist, coming off an appearance at the state track meet last season, entered the 2007 outdoor season on a high after capturing the state indoor shot put title in March.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen basketball standout Christine Schwartz found a good place to keep playing basketball and fulfill her academic wishes.  
Schwartz will attend Capital University next season, giving her the chance to continue her athletic career and prepare for a career in the legal system.