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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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
Courthouse security to improve
By Pat Royse
The Mercer County Sheriff's Department has hired former jail administrator Bud McFarlin to provide a visible law enforcement presence at the county courthouse.
McFarlin, who retired in June 2006 after 14 years in local law enforcement and more elsewhere, will begin his new assignment as a deputy permanently stationed in the Mercer County Courthouse building on July 2. McFarlin has been working part-time for the local DARE program since September. [More]
School facilities may get changes
Board accepts state funds; will ask voters for more
By Timothy Cox
ST. MARYS - School district officials voted unanimously to accept about $28 million from the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC), which means voters eventually will face a levy to fund the local share of the project.
The vote come with no fanfare in front of fewer than two dozen spectators at Wednesday's regular monthly meeting. No one from the public addressed the board or talked about the proposed building project. [More]
Pitching terrible again for Mariners in 17-2 defeat to Cincinnati
By Mark Ruschau
The Cincinnati Steam came to Jim Hoess Field on Tuesday night as one of the hottest teams early in the 2007 Great Lakes Collegiate League season, winners of three of their first four games, and they left Celina just as hot. The Steam took advantage of some wildness on the part of Grand Lake Mariners pitching staff and a nice outing by their own pitching corps to rout the Mariners 17-2. [More]
Obituaries on June 14th, 2007
Pauline Braun
Pauline M. Braun, 74, of Fort Recovery, died June 13, 2007, at Lima Memorial Ho [More]
Alberta Nieberding
Alberta V. Nieberding, 92, 304 N. Mill St., Coldwater, died at 11:10 p.m. June 12, 2007, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on June 14th, 2007
Subscriber stories on June 14th, 2007
A new local rule against 'cyber-bullying'
ST. MARYS - In a sign of the times, St. Marys school officials have added new language to the junior high and high school handbooks regarding "cyber-
Newest delay in update of water system increases deadline crunch
With the clock ticking toward an EPA-imposed deadline, Celina's planned addition to the water treatment system has suffered another minor setback.
EPA asking for public comments
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is taking public comments for 30 days on a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report for the Grand Lake and Beaver Creek watersheds.
Women on a mission to help
ST. MARYS - Dr. Cheryl Kuck went to Guatemala to visit relatives and came back hooked on a mission.
The first time the St. Marys obstetrician/gynec
Police to stop illegal use of ATVs on village streets
ATVs roaming through the village are becoming a problem, says St. Henry Police Chief Bob Garman.
Packs of up to six drivers reportedly have driven
Committee to discuss replacing boiler
NEW BREMEN - One of the elementary/middle school's two active boilers could go out at any time, Superintendent Ann Harvey told school board members during a meeting Wednesday evening.
St. Henry man to undergo psychological evaluation
A St. Henry man, who allegedly entered Fort Recovery Middle School on May 6 and did at least $25,000 in damage, will undergo a psychological evaluation prior to arraignment in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Celina ACME wins sixth straight
MARIA STEIN - After games, the chores of bagging up equipment and taking it back to the coaches' vehicle - aptly called "the duty" - goes to the players who struck out or made an error.
Coldwater wins behind seven-run seventh
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
For six innings, Jensen Painter held Coldwater scoreless in Mercer County ACME play, with a solo home run in the fourth providing the Panthers a 1-0 lead.
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