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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Friday, April 11th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
Nicholas Schwieterman, the 22-year-old Chickasaw man charged in connection with the deaths of four area teens, sat quietly in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Thursday afternoon as his attorneys entered a not guilty plea to 16 charges filed earlier this week. Judge Jeffrey Ingraham also doubled the man's bond to $2 million. [More]
By Nancy Allen
A local farmer is going to get a lecture about spreading manure after two complaints were issued within a week about manure from his farm in side ditches and on the road.
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board member Rick [More]
By Mark Ruschau
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Roughriders rode a solid pitching performance from Jake Taylor and timely hitting to a 3-2 non-conference win over the New Bremen Cardinals on Thursday afternoon at a rain-soaked K.C. Geiger Park.
With its second win in a row, St. Marys improves to 2-4 on the season while New Bremen's loss was its second in a row after opening the season with two victories. [More]
Obituaries on April 11th, 2008
Roger Paul Niekamp, 54, 152 Reed St., New Bremen, died at 11:40 a.m. April 9, 2008, at his home. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Local pictures on April 11th, 2008
Subscriber stories on April 11th, 2008
A St. Henry man facing charges stemming from a March 15 traffic accident that claimed four lives remains incarcerated on a $1 million bond following a Wednesday morning appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Fewer tourism dollars were spent in Mercer and Auglaize counties last year compared to the previous two years.
Donna Grube, executive director of t
Rising fuel costs will benefit tourism in the Grand Lake area this year as more people will take vacations in Ohio to save money, Ohio Division of Travel & Tourism Director Amir Eylon predicts.
One of the first yard/garden chores in the spring for me is pruning the pampas grass that now graces several spots in my lawn.
It was the tall, graceful plumes that drew me to try my luck at planting this ornamental grass several years ago.
Memories of extreme poverty and violence in the foothills of Mexico still cling to Sister Lucille Schmitmeyer's thoughts and fill her daily prayers.
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry softball team came within one out of pulling off an upset over St. Marys.
A two-run error with two outs in the seventh inning allowed St. Marys to escape with a 5-4 win over the Redskins on a rainy Thursday evening.
Maybe all it took was a change in the pregame routine for Celina.
The Bulldogs began to find their hitting stroke, getting a season high in runs scored in beating Lima Senior 9-4 in a rainy non-league contest at Montgomery Field to go to 2-6 on the season.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater opened Midwest Athletic Conference play in style, beating New Knoxville 16-0 in five innings at New Knoxville. The Cavaliers go to 4-2 with the win as the Rangers drop to .500 at 2-2.