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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:26PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 826 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Lakeview, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Patterson, Dola, Huntersville, Pfeiffer, Big Springs, and State Route 195 at State Route 235.
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
By William Kincaid
MONTEZUMA - At 79, barbershop singer Bud Preston, with his signature straw hat and cornerstone cane, can still break out a 3-minute soft-shoe dance.
For the last two weeks Preston has practiced his dance - not a tap dance, but what he calls a slow, rhythmic dance - with his son-in-law, Paul Mizer, the former Marion Local Schools band director for 23 years. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
The weather could not have been better for Saturday's Celina Invitational.
The host Bulldogs came up with some solid performances against five other Western Buckeye League teams and finished respectably in the six-team meet.
Defiance, buoyed by its distance crews, swept both the boys and girls titles. Celina's Runnin' Women took a close second, edging defending WBL champ Ottawa-Glandorf by one point. [More]
Obituaries on April 7th, 2008
Merle D. Black, 70, 431 E. Fulton St., Celina, died at 1:40 p.m. April 4, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Bertha Catherine Eilerman, 97, of Basinburg Road, Fort Loramie, died at 2:40 p.m. April 5, 2008, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
John O. Garman, 88, formerly of 1118 W. Market St., Celina, died at 4:10 a.m. April 5, 2008, at Summerville at Chestnut Hill, Columbus. [More]
William J. Hoenie, 92, of Celina, died April 6, 2008, at his residence.
Arran [More]
Wilma Platfoot, 88, 206 Cherry Lane, Anna, died at 1:35 a.m. April 5, 2008, at the Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Betty L. Schindler, 83, formerly of 7262 state Route 197, Celina, died at 5 a.m. April 6, 2008, at the Gardens of Celina. [More]
Mary Hirsch Sicke, 88, 807 Mumaugh Road, Apt. 74, Lima, and formerly of St. Marys, died at 4:17 p.m. April 5, 2008, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Rebecca Smallwood, 98, of St. Marys, died at 12:30 p.m. April 6, 2008, at Joint [More]
Helen G. Bailey Steiger, 96, of Worthington Assisted Care Center, Lima, died at 6:10 p.m. April 5, 2008. [More]
Pat Williams, 68, of Rockford, died at 10:30 p.m. April 4, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on April 7th, 2008
Subscriber stories on April 7th, 2008
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Community Development Organization (MCDO) honored two local businesses as distinguished developers during an annual community address held Sunday at the Maria Stein American Legion Hall.
A 50-year-old Lima-area woman was killed Saturday afternoon when the motorcycle she and her husband were riding struck a car that failed to yield at the intersection of U.S. 33 and Townline-Kossuth Road.
ROSSBURG - Heavy overnight Thursday rains inundated an already saturated surface and in the interest of safety and concern for the race teams, Eldora Speedway officials reached a decision to postpone last Saturday's planned race.
ST. MARYS - The Minster Wildcats used pitching and timely offense to post a 9-2 and 7-4 nonleague doubleheader sweep over the St. Marys Roughriders on Saturday afternoon at K.C. Geiger Park.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Area boys track teams came up big during Saturday's Versailles Invitational, capturing two of the three divisional titles.