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 8:14PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Logan County in west central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 813 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bluffton to near Wapakoneta, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Uniopolis, Patterson, and Dola.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:00PM EDT until March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 65 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... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, and State Route 116 at State Route 197.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.
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Monday, May 7th, 2007
School's first ever Walk for Wellness Rally promotes 630-mile goal
By William Kincaid
FORT RECOVERY - With elevated pulses and broken-in sneakers, a group of residents attempted to walk all the way from Indian Stadium to St. Louis ... figuratively anyway.
The school held its first Walk for Wellness Rally on Friday evening, as students and adults walked side by side through countless laps - trying to collectively accumulate 630 miles, the distance to St. Louis. [More]
By Randy Bruns
NEW BREMEN - It took two days, but the Division IV sectional softball doubleheader is finally in the books.
Persistent rain forced a suspension of the second game after the third inning on Saturday, but blue skies on Sunday allowed the game to be finished under more favorable conditions. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - What looked to be the perfect situation for St. Henry turned out to be the cruelest of fates.
Down one run with one out in the bottom of the seventh with the tying run in scoring position and one of their best hitters at the plate, the Redskins took part in one of the oddest finishes in baseball as Crestview held on to end the Redskins' postseason with an 11-10 win in the second game of the Division III sectional tournament at Veterans Field in Coldwater on Saturday. [More]
Obituaries on May 7th, 2007
Alvin A. Dirksen, 81, 1557 Irmscher Blvd., Celina, died at 5:15 p.m. May 4, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Devin Michael Luebke, infant son of Darrel and Lauren Monroe Luebke, 131 E. Was [More]
Ynosencio "Ernie" Rodriguez, 64, 5972 Meyer Road, Celina, died at 4:12 p.m. May 4, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Robert Young, 81, of Coldwater, died May 7, 2007, at Van Wert Manor.
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Local pictures on May 7th, 2007
Subscriber stories on May 7th, 2007
Farmers deserve an apology from the Lake Improvement Association.
That's what Celina area farmer Theresa Howick told members of the LIA during its regular meeting Saturday.
Two old Mercer County bridges will be moving to storage in New Bremen area
Two aging Mercer County bridges are destined for rejuvenated lives in New Bremen.
Both bridges, built by the New Bremen Bridge Co. in the early 1900s, are nearly a century old and are being replaced. The county received federal funding a few years ago to pay for new bridges.
A Celina man was injured Sunday night when his motorcycle traveled off Oregon Road and flipped several times. The mishap occurred at 10:05 p.m., according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
An 18-year-old St. Henry man faces criminal charges in the wake of vandalism at Fort Recovery Middle School early Sunday morning.
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ST. MARYS - Scott Ross made Varsity Lanes history this year by bowling three perfect games in one season - knocking away the alley's previous record of one 300-point game.
Celina's prom and after-prom activities went off without a hitch Friday night. School officials know this for sure because for the first time random Breathalyzer tests were administered as promised at the March board meeting.
LIMA - The Celina softball team picked the perfect time to break out of their recent slide at the Division II sectional softball semifinal at Bath High School on Saturday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina Bullldogs got a strong outing from Eric Loughridge in defeating the Generals from Anthony Wayne 5-0 in the Division I sectional at Bowling Green on Saturday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina and St. Marys tennis teams brought home top finishes during the semifinals and finals of Saturday's Western Buckeye League tennis tournament at the Collett Street Courts in Lima.