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, May 16th, 2008
By Janie Southard
Celina comic book artist Dan Davis has been spending time in the Bermuda Triangle recently on a colorful adventure via his alter ego Captain Luck.
Davis, who grew up on a farm on Tama Road north of Celina, is a finalist in a comic book art competition being held this month by DC Comics at the Web site Zuda.com. The contest is free and will be decided by the popular vote of readers. [More]
By William Kincaid
FORT RECOVERY - Science and math teaching is changing from textbooks to more hands-on activities at some area schools.
Fort Recovery, New Bremen and St. Henry schools were awarded a collective $500,000 grant this year from The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Coalition. [More]
Kahlig, Heitbrink dominate on the hill
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - The rain stayed away from Hanover Street Park long enough to give baseball fans a pair of excellent pitching performances in the Division IV sectional finals.
Both Minster and Fort Recovery will move on to next week's district semifinals at Coldwater with matching 4-0 wins. [More]
Obituaries on May 16th, 2008
Luke Mark Borgert, 80, of Dayton, died Feb. 24, 2008, at home.
He was born D [More]
Rev. Peter Chiodo, 78, died at 1:15 a.m. May 15, 2008, in the infirmary of St. Charles Center, Carthagena. [More]
Marie Ann Kuhn, 74, 533 Cron St., Celina, died May 14, 2008, at her residence. Death was due to an apparent suicide. [More]
Donald L. Miller, 73, 5582 U.S. 33, Mendon, died at 8:10 p.m. May 13, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Richard Lewis Moeller, 82, of 4669 Mud Pike, Celina, died at 11:59 a.m. May 15, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
John R. Nuding, 91, 8310 state Route 127, Celina, died at 4:10 a.m. May 15, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on May 16th, 2008
Subscriber stories on May 16th, 2008
Negotiations with city's police remain stalled
Celina City Council finally struck a deal with 38 of its utility, parks, public works, customer accounts and engineering employees this week for a new three-year contract.
Celina High School will graduate 207 seniors at 10:30 a.m. May 24 at the high school football field or, if rain, at the fieldhouse.
For their motto
A St. Marys man was sentenced to probation for causing a traffic accident more than 16 months ago on U.S. 33 near St. Marys that critically injured a Fort Wayne, Ind., couple.
Prayer hour is noon every Thursday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church
A local church is asking residents to join together in prayer to rid the country of declining morals, economic woes and other issues plaguing the world today.
NEW BREMEN - The Parkway softball team managed just three hits but got a little help from New Bremen to capture the Division IV sectional crown on Thursday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The St. Marys tandem of Jameel Brenneman and Michael Schmitmeyer are the only area players left in tournament play as boys tennis sectionals got underway at Lima and at Ohio Northern.