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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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
Attorneys for a Chickasaw man accused in the traffic deaths of four area residents want Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham to throw out potential evidence in the case. They filed the necessary paperwork Monday afternoon.
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By William Kincaid
Celina's new water treatment facility aimed at making the city's water safer to drink and tasting better is expected to be online some time in July, city consultant Kent Bryan says.
Bryan and water plant superintendent Mike Sudman took Celina City Council members on a tour of the new granular activated carbon (GAC) building on Wednesday evening. The building is on the site of the former Blue Goose along U.S. 127. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
Area health departments - including those in Mercer and Auglaize counties - may jointly hire someone to handle complaint and enforcement of Ohio's smoking ban.
The Grand Lake-area counties hope to work with officials in Van Wert and Allen counties to hire a "smoking inspector" to investigate complaints and handle the prosecution process of the smoke-free workplace act passed by voters in November 2006. [More]
Obituaries on May 8th, 2008
Clarence L. Heitkamp, 88, 9029 Pleiman Road, Anna, died at 11:51 p.m. May 6, 2008, at Dayton Heart Hospital. [More]
Former New Bremen resident, Mary E. Kettler, 88, died at 11:20 a.m. May 6, 2008, at the Golden Living Center-Valley, St. Marys. [More]
Betty Lawson, 56, of 06144 U.S. 127 S. in Celina, died May 7, 2008, at her resi [More]
Mary Eleanor Nieberding, 84, formerly of Dayton, died at 1 a.m., May 6, 2008, at Sunrise Alzheimer's Senior Living of Worthington, Ohio. [More]
Rebecca "Becky" Swartz, 46, of 417 West Madison St., St. Marys, died at 2:20 p. [More]
Former Celina resident, Jeannene K. Walters, 72, died at 6:02 p.m. May 7, 2008, at the Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Barbara Jean Willier, 66, 3601 state Route 703, Lot 45, Celina, died at 10:50 p.m. May 6, 2008, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on May 8th, 2008
Subscriber stories on May 8th, 2008
His unborn child dies in alleged beating of girlfriend
A Celina man faces murder and involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from an April 27 altercation that allegedly resulted in the death of his unborn child.
Celina city administrators once again will apply for $400,000 for downtown revitalization through the Ohio Department of Development's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant.
Mercer County health officials have approved action to make it easier for local commercial plumbers to obtain permits and inspections.
Mercer County-Celina City Health Department board members meeting Wednesday gave the OK to contract with the Miami County Health Department for the services.
ST. HENRY - Dr. Jim Schwieterman is still chasing many dreams.
"Let me show you my dreams," he told a class of St. Henry seventh-graders on Wednesday afternoon while pulling out his dream book.
Technology changes being implemented at the local health department are designed to beef up the security of current records.
Director Dale Palmer o
Celina native Cody Reichard, has had to go the distance - literally and geographically - to become one of the best junior hockey goalies in the nation.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway held off a late Shawnee charge to improve to 12-5 on the softball season with a 6-5 win at Shawnee.
The Indians drop to 12-9 with the loss.
ST. HENRY - Special events like birthdays, first communions, confirmations, homecomings, proms and even graduations come in fours at the home of Greg and Lynn Rinderle.