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 ...)
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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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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
Mandate set after state delays residential changes
By Shelley Grieshop
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Board members unanimously approved several motions this week to modify home sewage system regulations after state officials recently squashed new rules put in place in January.
During their monthly meeting Tuesday, board members mandated a 1-foot vertical separation distance between the surface where wastewater is applied to the soil and the seasonal high water table. The old requirement was 4 feet. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
Mercer Health has teamed up with a local agricultural agency to help area residents get fit by offering a free, year-long wellness program.
Moooving to Lose is the theme that officials hope will get individuals and families off the couch and into a healthier lifestyle. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
With the season at its unofficial halfway point with the All-Star Break, the Grand Lake Mariners are just barely outside the top six that make the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League postseason.
Thanks to a three-game win streak, the Mariners are [More]
Obituaries on July 11th, 2007
Mary E. Romer, 92, of Fort Recovery, died at 10:10 p.m. July 10, 2007, at Celin [More]
Perry W. Shepherd Sr., 81, 917 Columbia St., St. Marys, died at 7:10 a.m. July 10, 2007, at his residence, following an extended illness. [More]
Donald P. Wheeler, 64, of rural Edon, died July 11, 1007, at his home. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Local pictures on July 11th, 2007
Subscriber stories on July 11th, 2007
St. Marys Council passed the 2008 budget which anticipates a large dollar carryover from the current year. Largest single project is the 2008 street project with a million-dollar price tag to be funded through voted tax money.
A 4-year-old and his mother were seriously injured when they were ejected from a car while traveling Interstate 75 near Wapakoneta on Tuesday afternoon.
NEW BREMEN - It appears the village will have one less alley in the coming months as local councilors gave second reading Tuesday night to an ordinance seeking vacation of an alley bordered by East Monroe, East Front, South Washington and South Walnut streets.
CHICKASAW - After focusing the last few years on a new $2.5 million sewer system for the village, councilors now are looking toward streets for their next project.
WAPAKONETA - The county election board chairman has resigned from the board effective at the end of this month.
Board members appeared surprised th
There are an estimated 2,140 Mercer County senior homeowners eligible for reduced property taxes under a new Ohio Homestead Exemption approved in this year's state budget.
ROCKFORD - No action was taken by the Parkway Local Schools board of education following a 45-minute executive session called to discuss the discipline of a regulated person.
NEW BREMEN - Village councilors Tuesday night unanimously voted to accept a base landscaping bid from one of two companies - the final component of the Lock One Restoration Project.
A Celina man has pleaded not guilty in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to multiple charges stemming from injuries a 21-month-old boy sustained as the two allegedly "rough-housed" and wrestled.
ROSSBURG - For 16 laps it looked as if Dale Blaney would best his brother, Dave, and the other NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers to win the third annual Old Spice Summer Sizzler at Eldora Speedway on Tuesday night.