Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 927 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Bremen to near Fountain City, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 67 and 106.
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.
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
By Shelley Grieshop
Lizzie Roberts' favorite garden displays are perched like shiny bowling balls on thrones high above her resin statues and colorful perennials.
Some might say she's addicted to the mysterious legend behind the gazing balls. But Roberts shrugs off the notion. It's a simple love affair for garden flair that led her to surround her Celina home with nearly three dozen of them, she says. [More]
By William Kincaid
ROCKFORD - Forty-six property owners will have to pay $115,598 to install new curbs, sidewalks and drives as part of the forthcoming Front Street renovation project.
The assessments of each property range from $1,848 to $4,604.
During the regula [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ELIDA - After losing a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference softball title to Coldwater on Friday, Parkway was looking to try and get the last laugh by eliminating the Cavaliers from the tournament.
Coldwater, though, got solid pitching from Brooke Gross and two big scoring innings late in the game to give the Cavaliers a 5-1 win at the Division III district semifinal at Dorothy Edwards Field in Elida. [More]
Obituaries on May 16th, 2007
Lawrence Brice Brookhart, 69, of Montezuma, died May 15, 2007, at Mercer County [More]
Glenn W. Huston, 81, of Celina, died May 15, 2007, at his residence.
Arrangem [More]
Leon Anthony Kramer, 88, 4641 Mud Pike, Celina, died at 2:15 a.m. May 15, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Irenus J. "Mike" Quinter, 92, formerly of St. Henry and Philothea, died May 15, 2007, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on May 16th, 2007
Subscriber stories on May 16th, 2007
MINSTER - The long-awaited traffic signal at the busy intersection of state Routes 66 and 119 should be in place by fall now that the Ohio Department of Transportation has approved plan revisions.
MINSTER - Fifteen Precision Strip employees will share a $250,000 lottery jackpot after pooling money in order to purchase MegaMillion tickets for the May 11 drawing.
Celina's Public Works Department is trading in its vintage 1951 pickup truck for a 2005 Chevy Silverado.
Public Works Superintendent Joe Wolfe said
WAPAKONETA - A 32-year-old Celina man recently changed his not guilty plea to not guilty by reason of insanity in a case charging him with breaking into a St. Marys home and assaulting a man in January.
ST. HENRY - Homeowners in the Osterholt/Eastview subdivision will have 70 days after June 25 to install their sidewalks, if village council members go ahead with a forthcoming ordinance.
Some Celina City Council members are curious why the city is spending much less on sidewalk repairs this year, as compared to past years.
The annual sidewalk maintenance program calls for spending $62,220 this year, when sidewalk improvements typically top $100,000 annually.
Beesides discussing the needed traffic light and waivers at the Minster Village Council meeting on Tuesday, council also:
• Learned that the Okto
Coldwater Exempted Village Schools will hold its third and final auction on June 9 in the east parking lot at the Central Office Complex.
During th
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Lady Cardinals finished the Midwest Athletic Conference portion of their schedule this season with just a single loss, an early season defeat at the hands of the St. Henry Redskins.
In a span of three varsity seasons, Matt Leugers was a major key to the revival of the Celina boys soccer program.
The senior keeper, one of the be
LIMA - St. Marys went undefeated in the Western Buckeye League during the regular season and now the Roughriders are 11-0 against WBL foes this year after beating two league opponents in postseason play.