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, October 30th, 2008
Ball of fire rips through house; propane leak is the likely cause
By Shelley Grieshop
A rural Coldwater family escaped what could have been a tragedy Monday night when an explosion occurred inside their home.
No one was injured even though a fire ball reportedly ripped through the two-story home shortly before 9:30 p.m., sporadically burning items throughout the house, according to Coldwater Fire Chief Paul Streaker. [More]
Celina police K-9, officer get new patrol car
By Shelley Grieshop
Nick's drooling over his brand new set of wheels.
The Celina Police Department K-9 appears to like the 2008 Dodge Magnum that he and his handler, Patrolman Dan Hartings, will be using from now on thanks to the generosity of several area organizations. [More]
By Randy Bruns
ELIDA - The Marion Local Flyers opened regional tournament play with a dominating three-game win over the Tiffin Calvert Senecas on Wednesday night at the Elida Fieldhouse.
The Flyers' defense didn't let many balls hit the floor and the offense once again was powered by sophomore hitter Alyssa Winner as the Flyers made quick work of the Senecas by identical scores of 25-12, 25-12, and 25-12. [More]
Obituaries on October 30th, 2008
Norma M. Alexander, 73, 1008 Plymouth Ave., Piqua, died at 11:15 a.m. Oct. 28, 2008, at home. [More]
Irene Vick Elsea, 54, died Oct. 24, 2008, at Central Baptist Hospital, Danville, Ky. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Harold "Lefty" Hertenstein, 82, 17222 County Road 66-A., St. Marys, died at 11 p.m. Oct. 28, 2008, at home. [More]
Former Bradford and Columbus resident Otis Leon Seas, 91, of Celina, died at 7:45 a.m. Oct. 26, 2008, at the Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on October 30th, 2008
Subscriber stories on October 30th, 2008
NEW BREMEN - Live your dream. And, if you don't have one, get one, advised the new president of Wright State University on Wednesday at the school's semi-annual report to the community.
There's been a lot of hoopla from proponents and opponents of State Issue 5 that will appear on the Nov. 4 election ballot.
Issue 5 is a payday len
The Celina Police Department is now coordinating a vehicle occupant protection program for 14 counties, a position previously held by Preble County Health Department for several years.
Alveria Staugler of Osgood was shocked when she recently discovered two, 30-pound cement flower urns were missing from the grave of her late husband Paul.
In a report released late Wednesday morning, the Coldwater Police Department reports that a 7-year-old Coldwater boy was struck Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. as he was crossing the street on W. North Street at the intersection of N. Market Street.
ONTARIO - Celina's preseason goals for the volleyball season included getting through a pair of road blocks that had haunted the Bulldogs the previous two years.
LEXINGTON - The dream season for the St. Marys girls soccer team ended on Wednesday as the Roughriders lost a 2-0 decision to Akron Archbishop Hoban in the Division II regional semifinals at Lexington High School.
North College Hill at Coldwater, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
It won't be O.J. Mayo or Bill Walker coming to town, but Coldwater will see a tough challenge in its first Division IV playoff game as North College Hill comes to Cavalier Stadium on Friday.
Marion Local at Anna, Saturday, 7 p.m.
The rematch will not have to wait a year.
Marion Local will get a second chance at Anna after the Rockets handed the Flyers a Week 10 16-6 loss in a battle of Division V Region 20 teams.
St. Marys at Tippecanoe, Saturday, 7 p.m.
It's the second meeting in three years between the teams at Tipp City Park. The last time in 2006, the Roughriders turned the ball over three times in the first half, but held off the Red Devils 21-14 in the first round of the playoffs.