Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM 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 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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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
By Janie Southard
(Winter afternoons are good for kicking back in front of the fire with a good book. Of course, if you're at the office that's not only a bad idea, it's probably reason to alert the fire department as well as the unemployment office. However, if you work at a newspaper, winter afternoons are perfect for leaning back in your chair and leafing through newspapers of long gone days.)
Christmas dinner in 1932 was a feast for 50 cents offered by John McKirnan at his Celina Coffee Shop. [More]
By Nancy Allen
A local ready mix company is trying to green up its business after one of its officials attended the Greenbuild 2007 conference held in Chicago.
Representatives of Quality Ready Mix of St. Marys attended the annual event that showcases products, materials and building techniques that are kinder to the environment and conserve natural resources. [More]
Coldwater, Marion Local finally able to start basketball
By Ryan Hines
ST. MARYS - A pair of teams searching for their first win of the winter sports season squared off at McBroom Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Coldwater, playing its first game of the season, forced overtime with a last-second shot in the fourth quarter and then made enough plays in the extra session for a 56-52 win over St. Marys. [More]
Obituaries on December 19th, 2007
Coldwater native James P. Hess, 79, of Bellefontaine, died at 7:10 a.m. Dec. 18, 2007, at his home. [More]
Henrietta Kitzmiller, 90, of Minster, died Dec. 19, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nur [More]
Louise "Aim" McDermitt, 83, 814 Cleveland Ave., St. Marys, died Dec. 16, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Former Minster resident Dan Oen, 87, of Albany, Ind., died Dec. 18, 2007, in Al [More]
Emma J. Sanders, 95, died Dec. 18, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Mins [More]
Evelyn R. Schamp, 89, 1907 Winston Drive, St. Marys, died Dec. 13, 2007, at The Gardens of Celina Nursing Home. [More]
Cathy Steele, 58, 832 Greenvale Ave., St. Marys, died at 2:55 p.m. Dec. 17, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center Lima. Death was due to lung failure. [More]
Local pictures on December 19th, 2007
Subscriber stories on December 19th, 2007
Parkway school district residents will vote at the March election on a five-year, 4.5-mill permanent improvement levy that would generate a total of $2.1 million for athletic facility upgrades.
Some Celina firefighters may have to pay the city back, as a newly-approved agreement with Celina retroactively changes the reimbursement system for call-in work hours.
ROCKFORD - Village council members approved the 2008 budget on Tuesday night without providing funding for Rockford's swimming pool, much to the disappointment of attending residents.
MINSTER - Village employees will find something extra in their paychecks come January thanks to action taken Tuesday night by Minster village councilors.
Celina City Council members on Monday night unanimously approved the creation of a special fund that will allow the Celina Lake Festival committee discretion in making improvements to the park in conjunction with the annual festival.
Coldwater, Marion Local finally able to start basketball
DELPHOS - It's not exactly the way Marion Local boys basketball coach Keith Westrick wanted to start the season. Because of the late run of the Flyer
ELIDA - Celina got a big test on how it matched up against other Western Buckeye League wrestling teams in a five-team dual format session at the Elida Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Bremen outscored Fort Loramie 17-9 in the final period to come back and beat the Redskins 56-52 in nonleague girls basketball action from Cardinals Gymnasium on Tuesday.