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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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Four New Bremen fishermen brave the stormy waves on Lake Erie
By Shelley Grieshop
A quiet day fishing on Lake Erie quickly turned into a dramatic boat rescue and an experience four New Bremen men aren't likely to forget.
The local men are credited with saving the lives of four Chicago-area fishermen whose boat capsized, knocking one of the occupants unconscious during a May 2 outing on the lake. [More]
By William Kincaid
A woman who claims to have broken her ankle on an uneven section of sidewalk outside of the Mercer County Courthouse wants the county to pay her medical bills.
But Mercer County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Amy Ikerd doesn't think the county will be held liable because of the state's sovereign immunity law. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
NEW BREMEN - The goal for every coach is to make sure their team is running on all cylinders when the postseason comes around.
Fort Recovery softball coach Marie Osterholt certainly has done that.
Kinsey Wenning fired another exceptional game as the Indians scored twice in the later innings to knock off top-seeded St. Henry 2-1 at the Division IV softball sectional at New Bremen on Tuesday. [More]
Obituaries on May 14th, 2008
Alice Benanzer, 82, of 3321 state Route 118, St. Henry, died at 8:52 p.m. May 12, 2008, at Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Donald Miller, 73, of Mendon, died May 13, 2008.
Services are pending at Cisc [More]
John A. Vagedes, 53, of Lakeview, died May 12, 2008, at his home. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Local pictures on May 14th, 2008
Subscriber stories on May 14th, 2008
Giving newly appointed Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan three weeks of vacation is a slap in the face to Celina employees, resident Mark Uhlenhake says.
NEW BREMEN - Village councilors Tuesday night adopted an ordinance establishing and describing the boundaries of a new community reinvestment area.
A St. Marys physician has been hired as the new medical director for the Auglaize County Health Department.
Dr. Juan Torres, who specializes in occupational medicine, will take over the position on June 1. His contracted salary is the same as his predecessor - $600 per month.
Ninety-three Marion Local High School seniors will receive diplomas Sunday during 1 p.m. commencement exercises at the school gym.
The ceremony includes speeches by valedictorian Amy Droesch, 7931 Droesch Road, Maria Stein, and salutatorian Daniel Huelsman, 110 W. Main St., Chickasaw.
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Schools board of education learned Monday night the recently completed Jarod's Law inspection went well with no big-ticket items cited for remediation.
VERSAILLES - Finals of most of the field events were run Tuesday night as well as preliminaries in many of the running events of the Midwest Athletic Conference track meet.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
After giving up two runs in the top of the sixth to trail 7-5, Coldwater needed something big to come back and preserve a perfect Midwest Athletic Conference season.
Celina Manor is adding a therapy wing to better accommodate clients staying there temporarily while recovering from surgery, illness or injury.
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