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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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
Teenagers throughout Mercer County will be wearing blue April 29 as a means of increasing awareness of abortion and the number of unborn lives lost daily.
Local interest in National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day has increased dramatically since the first observance six years ago. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. MARYS - St. Marys rebounded from a tough loss to perennial Western Buckeye League power Elida to shut out Celina 5-0 in league play at the Memorial High School Courts.
The Roughriders even their league match mark to 2-2 as the NetDogs drop to 1-3 in the WBL. [More]
Obituaries on April 19th, 2008
Former Chickasaw resident Helen Kramer Connolly, 75, of Reynoldsburg, died April 15, 2008, at the Ohio State University Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Edward L. Huecker, 62, 13050 Luthman Road, Minster, died at 2:14 a.m. April 17, [More]
Arnold H. "Bozo" Stelzer, 79, 1521 Irmscher Boulevard, Celina, died at 6:16 a.m. April 18, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
John A. Wilson, 81, of 67 Southmoor Shores Drive, St. Marys, and of Holiday, Fla., died at 3:23 p.m. April 17, 2008, at his St. Marys residence. [More]
Local pictures on April 19th, 2008
Subscriber stories on April 19th, 2008
The wooden bridge on Burrville Road in Mercer County will be demolished and replaced with a new concrete bridge for more than $800,000.
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Longtime political advocate Owen Hall has resigned as chairman of the Mercer County Republican Party.
Hall, who joined the local party in 1952 and has headed it since 1990, made the announcement last week.
The St. Marys baseball team got a strong pitching performance from Sam Rammel and took advantage of leadoff walks in two innings to slip past Celina 2-1 in Western Buckeye League play on Friday at Montgomery Field.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Cory Klenke fired six innings of seven-hit baseball and belted a two-run home run to put the game out of reach as Coldwater went to 3-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play with a 6-0 win at Versailles.
MINSTER - Two of the many adages in baseball are, bases on balls will always come back to haunt, and, if you are a pitcher you never want to give your opponent runs after your team has put runs on the scoreboard.