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 8:14PM 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 Logan County in west central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 813 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bluffton to near Wapakoneta, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Uniopolis, Patterson, and Dola.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:00PM EDT until March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 65 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... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, and State Route 116 at State Route 197.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
By William Kincaid
For the first time ever, the Mercer County Sheriff's Department and the county's fire and local police departments, which rely on central dispatch for emergency call-outs, will have a unified radio system.
The state government's Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) will provide Mercer County a secure, reliable and clear radio system, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys ACME baseball team used a big offensive first inning and a pitching gem from senior-to-be Jake Taylor to defeat the New Bremen Cardinals 4-1 Wednesday night at K.C. Geiger Park.
St. Marys (5-2) bunched more then half of the hits that it got to produce its only runs in the bottom of the first off New Bremen starter Dylan Crisp. [More]
Obituaries on June 19th, 2008
Dennis G. Breitigam, 58, of Wapakoneta, died June 16, 2008, at Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
James J. "Jeff" Brown, 73, of Coldwater, died at 9:50 p.m. June 17, 2008, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
William T. Horstman, 82, 8551 Botkins Road, New Knoxville, died at 10:30 p.m. June 17, 2008, at the Golden Living Center-Valley, St. Marys. [More]
Emma Monroe, 87, Lighthouse Point, Fla., died Jun 9, 2008, at North Broward Medical Center, Deerfield, Fla.. [More]
Cloyd "Ed" Now, 83, of Celina, died at 7:40 a.m. June 18, 2008, at his daughter's residence. [More]
Elmer B. Schulze, 84, 5257 Philothea Road, St. Henry, died at 8:27 a.m. June 18, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on June 19th, 2008
Subscriber stories on June 19th, 2008
"If we don't upgrade our radio system, somebody's going to die," Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey told a room full of county personnel last week at a meeting to discuss the new forthcoming radio system.
Allison Brady set out one day several years ago for a walk; 206 days and 2-1/2 pair of boots later she'd walked 2,166 miles on the Appalachian Trail.
The Lake Campus is getting the job done and is on the move, Wright State University Provost Steven Angle told a crowd on Wednesday at the Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert County.
Organizers of a yearlong weight-loss program fell short of their goal but were able to teach skills that will help participants live healthier lives.
A spectacular pitching performance by Cory Pfeffenberger allowed Celina's offense some time to get rolling as the Bulldogs downed Parkway 5-0 in Mercer County ACME play on Wednesday at Montgomery Field.
Kellar shuts down Locos' offense
LIMA - Michael Kellar made his first start for the Grand Lake Mariners on Wednesday in Lima, and what a pitching performance it was for the lefthander.
The Western Buckeye League is widely regarded as one of the most competitive leagues in the state of Ohio and it showed in the all-Ohio softball voting as the WBL had five representatives.