Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 927 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Bremen to near Fountain City, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 67 and 106.

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.

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Written boundaries sought for old Butler Township cemetery

By Pat Royse

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

The boundaries of the 146-year-old Burntwood Cemetery in Butler Township was in dispute at Monday's Board of Trustees meeting. The local genealogy group is asking boundaries be made permanent.

COLDWATER - Local genealogical society members and Butler Township trustees hope to negotiate an agreement on boundaries of the old Burntwood Cemetery with the owner of the land that surrounds it.

Carolyn Brandon of the Mercer County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society on Monday night presented trustees with a packet of information tracing the history of the 146-year-old cemetery at the corner of Younger and Coldwater Creek roads, and the progression of deeds and measurements for the surrounding property.

The packet also included the findings of a title search on the property that showed at least one error in the deed transfers, which made some later transfers invalid, too. Complicating the matter, the deeds give no measurements for the cemetery boundaries.

Both genealogical members and trustees agreed in the ensuing discussion that it was not the fault of the current owner of the surrounding farmland, Dale Schmitmeyer, who they say did not know of any deed error.

Schmitmeyer most recently did not plant in the grassy area that the genealogy members think is part of the cemetery. The current deed shows that grassy area as Schmitmeyer's land, and genealogical members believe that deed is invalid.

Members are looking to have the correct property lines established to prevent any future planting in what they think is cemetery land.

The group members were grateful that Schmitmeyer did not plant in the grassy area during the last planting.

Schmitmeyer was called during the Monday night meeting by Butler Township Trustee Fred Kahlig and asked if he wanted to come and talk about the issue then - it was almost 9 p.m. - but he declined for the moment.

Brandon's report said they believe the grassed area should remain undisturbed because they believe bodies are buried there. Also, a metal detector picked up what they believe are the posts of a wrought iron fence removed years ago about every 5 feet on the north side of the cemetery, which they think is the original property line.

In the packet also were statements from Ralph and John Shively saying their family is buried in the front row on the north side of the cemetery.

Prosecuting Attorney Andy Hinders told the group that this (a dispute or lack of information on cemetery boundaries) happens all the time. He said the land usually is part of church property. When the church moves, the cemetery remains but true boundaries are hard to pin down.

He suggested the group and the trustees go to Schmitmeyer and try to reach some kind of accommodation with him.

He reminded Brandon and others of another similar cemetery dispute in Washington Township, which eventually was worked out - taking a little bit of land here and adding a little there.

He advised the trustees and the genealogy members to try to work it out.

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