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.
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Eaglets hatch in two nests
By Nancy Allen
Two resident pairs of bald eagles nesting on Grand Lake have hatched an undetermined number of young, reported volunteer eagle watcher Jill Bowers of St. Marys on Monday.
Bowers has recorded information on Grand Lake's eagles for a number of years for the Ohio Division of Wildlife. [More]
Young Redskins seek green thumb
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. HENRY - Six elementary students approached the school board Monday night in a quest to build a flower garden on school property.
The St. Henry fourth-grade students and their teacher, Sharon Chatwood, sought permission to build a 22-by-13-foot garden at the edge of the elementary building to use as a learning tool for all students at the school. [More]
Local woman working for the National Farm to School Network
Deb Eschmeyer trying to get locally grown food into school cafeterias
By Nancy Allen
Debra Eschmeyer remembers working in her family's garden as a little girl, hoeing weeds and eating ripe tomatoes and peas off the vine. The hoeing was hard work, she said, but the delicious, homegrown vegetables the work yielded were worth it.
Today she works at the fifth-generation Eschmeyer family farm in New Knoxville channeling her passion for homegrown food into a job that makes it available to more people. [More]
Obituaries on April 14th, 2009
Luella Gagel
Former Maria Stein resident, Luella B. Gagel, 93, died at 5:20 p.m. April 12, 2009, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Haidyn Laux
Haidyn Nicole Laux, was stillborn April 10, 2009, at Wood County Hospital.
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Stacy Moor
Former St. Marys resident, Stacy L. Moor, 38, Rochester, N.Y., died April 11, 2009, from complications of an accident. [More]
Richard Schumm
Richard A. Schumm, 69, of Van Wert, died at 11:53 a.m. April 12, 2009, at Van Wert County Hospital. [More]
Local pictures on April 14th, 2009
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Park district partners with state
Heritage Trails Park District was created 13 years ago to preserve park land throughout Auglaize County in order to provide conservation, leisure and
Ordinance to hire grant coordinator being considered
Mayor had wanted measure passed as an emergency
Celina Mayor Sharon LaRue on Monday night wanted an ordinance passed as an emergency that would have allowed her to hire and pay a local resident as much as $60,000 to become a downtown grant coordinator.
Agency offers families health, lifestyle advice via Web
Teen Yellow Pages debuts; addresses issues such as dating, the law, sexuality and jobs
WAPAKONETA - The local health department is reaching out to youths and their parents where they seem to congregate most often: the Internet.
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Student committee to update community on education changes
MINSTER - The Superintendent's Student Advisory Committee will host a State of the State meeting Wednesday night to update the community on how the state and the Minster Local Schools are preparing for the changes and challenges in education during the 21st century.
Inventory policy tagged for upgrade
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Health Board has terminated the tedious task of counting each pen, tape measure and other small items for inventory purposes.
Residents can expect to pay more for trash service
COLDWATER - Councilors heard first reading of the village's three-year renewable contract with Klenke Trash Service LLC.
Klenke's, whose current contract with the village expires in May, collects and disposes of the village's garbage and other refuse, yard waste and recyclable material.
Minster man charged with domestic violence
A Minster man has been charged with felonious assault and domestic violence in the wake of a domestic dispute at his home early Sunday morning.
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Waterman to play hoops for Notre Dame college
After earning 12 varsity letters during her high school career, Celina's Kelsey Waterman will continue her athletic career in the college ranks.
While she could have played collegiately in any of the three sports in which she competes, Waterman chose to play basketball for Notre Dame College.
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