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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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Health officials considering whether to give state the duty of policing smokers
By Shelley Grieshop
Mercer County continues to reel in an abnormally high number of smoking complaints, leading health officials to question whether it's financially in their best interest to continue their duty as "smoke police."
According to Ohio law, health depart [More]
By Margie Wuebker
A Celina couple had a close and definitely unwanted encounter with a pair of boxers at the St. Henry car wash Monday afternoon.
Kennith Wilcox, 710 Devonshire Drive, Apt. 11, and his girlfriend, Kyrinana Chrisman, had been on an outing when his niece, Lydia Marie Wilcox, spilled a soft drink all over the floor. [More]
By Robb Hemmelgarn
As the final spectators trickled from the stands of Stadium Park in Delphos last Friday night, the scoreboard reflected a story much deeper than simply the final score.
The Parkway Panthers just got through socking the 2005 Division V state champion St. John's Blue Jays in the mouth with a 20-0 shutout, something the Black and Gold had not accomplished since Bill Clinton's first term in office. [More]
Obituaries on September 13th, 2007
Werner R. Bensman, 86, 10700 Paterson Halpin Road, Anna, died at 7:35 a.m. Sept. 12, 2007, at his daughter's residence in Sidney. [More]
Charles "Chuck" Dotson, 82, 1015 Hendricks Ave., St. Marys, died at 11:37 a.m. [More]
Isabell K. Foust, 88, of Delphos, died at 10:30 p.m. Sept. 11, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on September 13th, 2007
Subscriber stories on September 13th, 2007
It's kind of like the Governor's Cup Regatta - only micro.
Hydroplane boat racing returns to the Grand Lake area this weekend with boats one-eighth
NEW BREMEN - The school district may receive state funding for a facility construction or renovation project as soon as 2008, as New Bremen has unexpectedly jumped to the top of the Ohio School Facilities Commission's (OSFC) list.
The Celina Police Department will become the second law enforcement agency in Mercer County to have Taser stun guns at their disposal.
An anonymous
Failure of levy would mean district will go to the back of the line of Ohio districts getting state money for school construction
St. MARYS - Board of education members approved two land options for a possible new school and accepted a conditional $30 million from the state at Wednesday's board meeting.
St. MARYS - St. Marys Memorial High School Alumni Foundation has announced its first inductees to the Hall of Fame.
Attorney Ed Noble will be the f
WAPAKONETA - County elections board members unanimously accepted Bill Roth of Wapakoneta to fill the unexpired board term of Stan Wietholter of New Knoxville, who resigned in July.
An Indiana trucker has been charged with failure to maintain reasonable control following a single-vehicle accident that claimed the lives of 57 hogs at 1 p.m. Monday on State Line Road, south of Sipe Road, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
The effects of the first week of the season are starting to be seen now that we are three weeks into the season. Largely due to an 0-10 record in the
Joscie Kaup has had a couple of big weekends.
Last week, the Fort Recovery graduate became Syracuse's career leader in digs and the Orange senior libero had a dominating weekend to follow.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
For the first time in a long time, Panther Mania is running wild in the northern half of Mercer County.
Parkway ha
Friday, 7:30 p.m. Eggress Stadium
Last Game: Celina came up with one of its best defensive games of the season, but a last-second touchdown pass sent Celina to 0-3 with a 13-7 loss to St. Marys. ... Van Wert had a pair of 100-yard rushers in improving to 2-1 with a 27-14 win over Bath.
Friday, 7:30 p.m. H.B. Hole Field
Last Game: The Indians rallied from being down 15-13 in the final minute of their game with Minster, winning 19-14 to start 2-1 for the first time since the 2002 season. ... The Tigers gave up 21 straight points in losing to Anna 35-13 at Hole Field.
Friday, 7:30 p.m. Memorial Field
Last Game: The Blue Jays suffered their first loss to Parkway since 1992 in a 20-0 shutout in the home opener at Stadium Park. ... Minster's chance to win its first game disappeared on Greg Kahlig's rushing touchdown with 38 seconds left to put Fort Recovery at 2-1 with the 19-15 decision.
Friday, 7:30 p.m. Booster Field
Last Game: Coldwater vented some frustrations from Week Two's loss to Marion Local, firing five touchdown passes in a 49-7 win over winless New Bremen. ... The Rockets scored 21 unanswered points over the final three quarters to defeat Versailles 35-13.
Friday, 7:30 p.m. Baughman Stadium
Last Game: Defiance scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to come back and beat Wapakoneta 28-17 for the first win of the season for Jerry Buti's Bulldogs. ... Derek Dunlap's 32-yard pass to Koby Frye as time expired gave St. Marys a hard-fought 13-7 win over Celina in the Battle of Grand Lake.
Friday, 7:30 p.m. Wally Post Ath. Complex
Last Game: The Cardinals suffered the brunt of Coldwater's frustration over losing their first game as the Cavaliers won 49-7. ... St. Henry lost the battle of defending state champions in a 31-0 loss at St. Henry, snapping the Redskins' winning streak at 12 games.