Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM 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 Darke County in west central Ohio... Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 822 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Monroe to Redkey, moving east at 50 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... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, North Dayton, and Maria Stein.
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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Friday, December 14th, 2007
Celina teen wins tournament for popular video game
By William Kincaid
Guitar Hero is popular with children and adult gamers alike this holiday season but one Celina high school student has taken his skill at the game to a whole new level.
In fact, the plastic-guitar wielding sophomore Nick Flora has become so adroit at the game - which requires players to push a series of four buttons as color-coded notes from various rock songs flash across the screen - that he won a tournament against 50 other would-be guitar slingers. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
The teenager from Clinton Massie High School, who captured the hearts of the local community, had a major setback this week following her heart transplant in mid-November.
Savana Coffman, 15, who was dismissed from the hospital Dec. 2, suffered a cardiac arrest about 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning. After a neighbor revived her, she was taken by emergency helicopter to Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, where her heart reportedly stopped again, family members say. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina wrestling team christened its new mat in style, beating St. Marys 51-19 at Celina High School in Western Buckeye League dual match action.
The mat, adorned with the Bulldog head, was bought with help from the Celina athletic department, athletic boosters and Midwest Logistics. [More]
Obituaries on December 14th, 2007
Louary Trogdlon, 87, 327 Cherry St., St. Marys, died Dec. 13, 2007, at the St. [More]
Local pictures on December 14th, 2007
Subscriber stories on December 14th, 2007
Before you grab your wallet and Christmas list and head to the mall this weekend, you might want to reconsider.
Snow - possibly as much as 8 inches
ROCKFORD - Pool manager Cassie Gutierrez is going on a door-to-door campaign seeking signatures on a petition to save the 2008 pool season. Village council members said they will probably cut its funding next year.
I know many of our readers either purchase or receive as gifts beautiful holiday poinsettias that now come in a wide array of colors.
My past exper
David Hirt, the son of Dennis and Dwyn Hirt of Celina, has joined the postulancy program of the Capuchin Franciscan friars of the Province of St. Joseph in Detroit.
Defense dominated play in the girls basketball version of the Battle of Grand Lake on Thursday night at the Fieldhouse.
St. Marys had no answers for Celina's multitude of defensive looks and the Bulldogs pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 39-27 win over the Roughriders.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Versailles maintained a perfect record in beating Coldwater 47-25 at Tiger Gymnasium in Versailles. The Tigers go to 8-0 on the season and 3-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play.
MINSTER - When Doug Bihn's Fort Recovery Lady Indians took the floor last evening at Minster Middle School, the lineup of three juniors and two sophomores felt they needed to make a statement.
MARIA STEIN - The St. John's explosive offense was on display Thursday night at The Hangar as the visitors used two runs fueled by their defense and free-throw shooting down the stretch to defeat the Marion Local Flyers, 43-37, in Midwest Athletic Conference action.