Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM 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 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, September 24th, 2008
By William Kincaid
The state will take over the administration and bidding of all Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) funded infrastructure projects in Celina for at least two years because of an infraction made during the Grand Lake Road project last year.
The infraction is not related to misspent money, ODOT Deputy Director Rex Dickey said. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Winning $500,000 in an international awards program sounded too good to be true, but an 81-year-old area resident saw the unexpected windfall as a way to provide something extra for her family. After sending nearly $50,000 in what she was told was related fees to get the money to her - she found out it was a scam. [More]
Redskins win first-ever sectional crown
By Gary R. Rasberry
All season, St. Henry's girls golf team has been about the team effort.
Several players earned medalist honors during the season and seemed were all within a few strokes of each other in matches.
Why change a good thing in the Division II sectional at The Fox's Den?
The five Redskin golfers were separated by a mere 10 strokes, with fifth golfer Kendra Rindler providing a big round to win the tiebreaker against Shawnee and capture the school's first sectional title in girls golf. [More]
Obituaries on September 24th, 2008
Arveda Mae Harter, 90, of Greenville, died at 11:42 a.m. Sept. 23, 2008, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. [More]
Berdell Nagel Ice, 93, 936 W. High St., St. Marys, died at 11 p.m. Sept. 23, 20 [More]
Alfrieda Siegrist, 88, Maria Stein, died at 3:05 a.m. Sept. 23, 2008, at her daughter's residence in Minster. [More]
Owen E. Weaver, 94, 1100 Myers Road, Celina, died at 11:28 p.m. Sept. 21, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on September 24th, 2008
Subscriber stories on September 24th, 2008
Former exchange student from Australia pays visit
Although the kangaroo-filled landscape of Australia differs from the U.S., it's political infrastructure is similar and its citizens are entitled to vote in elections. But Aussies have another incentive to vote - money.
An $80,000 plan to purchase property for a bike path extension in Celina has been scrapped - for now.
Celina city council members went into an exec
Qualifying families and individuals can apply for state funding to help pay for damage and other losses due to high winds that struck the area more than a week ago.
MINSTER - Field trips will remain part of the curriculum in the Minster Local Schools as a result of unanimous action taken by board of education mem
$645,000 could pay for street work in Coldwater, several miles of a road
Mercer County and Coldwater officials are teaming up to get the most bang for their buck when it comes to road repair projects.
For possibly the fi
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools officials were looking to the future of its graduating students during a lengthy work session Tuesday evening.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina stands alone on top of the Western Buckeye League boys soccer standings after beating Elida 3-0 on Tuesday.
The win puts Celina at 5-0 in the WBL. Ottawa-Glandorf stands at 4-0-1 after tying Elida 1-all last week. Elida drops to 3-2-1 in WBL play.
After back-to-back relatively easy wins in the first two games, Celina needed to rally to pull off a three-game sweep over Coldwater on Tuesday evening at the Intermediate School.