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.
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.
32° 32° Mon 47° Mon 47° 29° 29° Tue 53° Tue 53°
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local High School will bid farewell to one of its larger classes in May, according to reports presented when the board of education met Monday night.
A list of 93 prospective graduates was approved, with smaller classes in the years ahead. School officials have talked at previous meetings about an anticipated decline in enrollment. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Celina Police nabbed a local man wanted by the U.S. Marshal's Office Sunday night and all it took was a red light violation.
Eric N. Collins, 39, 115 S. Elm St., was taken into custody without resistance after Patrolman Gabe Bartlett spotted him drive through a red light at the intersection of Main and Livingston streets without stopping. The offense occurred at 9:55 p.m. [More]
Company is also marking 70 years of business in Ohio
By Nancy Allen
Cooper Farms is celebrating its 70th anniversary, and the company's processing division in St. Henry is celebrating 20 years in the local community.
To mark the occasion, company officials will hold a public open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the plant, 1 Cooper Farm Drive, St. Henry. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
COLDWATER - The Coldwater softball team opened the Midwest Athletic Conference portion of the schedule in dramatic fashion scoring five times in their last two plate appearances to rally and beat the Fort Recovery Indians 5-4 Monday afternoon.
With the win, Coldwater improves to 6-2 overall while the loss drops the Indians to 2-6 overall. [More]
Obituaries on April 15th, 2008
Paul W. Highley, 81, of Celina, died April 14, 2008, at Joint Township District [More]
Werner Kramer, 71, 310 Jill Ave., Celina, died 1:54 a.m. April 13, 2008, at Ohi [More]
Local pictures on April 15th, 2008
Subscriber stories on April 15th, 2008
ST. MARYS - A few dozen ball players, their families and soccer/football league officials were on hand at the city council meeting Monday night to lend support to a possible sports complex to be built on city property.
Celina City Council tabled any further discussion Monday on a land swap that would have allowed the city to relocate the Pullman Bay Park entrance until the terms of the swap are renegotiated.
A last-second shot during the Special Olympics championship game is a memory Aaron Huff won't soon forget.
"It really felt good," says the 27-year-
ST. HENRY - The board of education will decide in spring 2009 whether or not to ask voters to renew its current emergency levy that brings in around $730,000 annually.
St. MARYS - The firefighters' union contract and blues music were topics under consideration at Monday night's city council meeting.
Council passed
Do the backstroke, jump off the dives but don't swallow the water.
That's the advice health officials in Auglaize County are giving would-be swimmers this summer to avoid chlorine-resistant parasites in the water - a problem that has increased in recent years across the U.S.
A program will be available this summer for area residents with chronic illnesses who wish to learn ways to cope.
Auglaize County Health Educator J
COLDWATER - Village Manager-Engineer Eric Thomas informed village councilors Monday that he has been contacted by Coldwater resident Joe McClurg about the possibility of making the north side of Sycamore Street a no parking zone.
It was what can be called a perfect day for Celina baseball.
Timely hitting, spotless defense, heads-up baserunning and gritty pitching.
Add thos
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway got some early bragging rights on rival Coldwater, winning a 5-1 non-conference matchup on Monday at Veterans Field. The game was scheduled earlier on Monday due to cancellations of games.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys basketball standout Lea Mackenbach knew she found the place she wanted to go to school on her very first college visit.
She visited over 20 other schools, but that first trip to Ohio Wesleyan did the trick.