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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Monday, June 29th, 2009
Lake supporters say conservation efforts so far not enough; farmers say they're trying and need more time
By Nancy Allen
A lot of fingers have been pointed at farmers and what drains off their land into Grand Lake since a recent announcement of a harmful algae toxin in the lake.
Local farmers say that's unfair.
Ag leaders say they are upset with a push by the nonprofit Lake Improvement Association (LIA) asking Gov. Ted Strickland to declare the lake and its watershed area a "phosphorous free" zone - a move they say would hurt their farm operations and be difficult to police. [More]
By Janie Southard
Mercer County recorded its first case of H1N1 influenza (formerly called swine flu) late last week. No treatment was administered, and the 14-year-old female is recuperating at home, according to the local health department.
She was one of about 400 youths participating in a missionary work camp in Lexington, N.C., from June 14-20. Many of the participants displayed H1N1 symptoms and sought treatment at nearby healthcare facilities. [More]
Obituaries on June 29th, 2009
Jerry L. Bollenbacher, 69, Rockford, died at 10:02 a.m. June 27, 2009, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Louis G. Fark, 88, 2728 state Route 274, New Bremen, died at 4:25 p.m. June 27, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Lowell "Pete" Felver, 90, 522 N. Cherry St., Celina, died at 7:30 p.m. June 26, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Mary M. Huber, 97, of Coldwater, died at 11:42 a.m. June 27, 2009, at the Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Daniel J. Minch, 52, 7135 state Route 49, Celina, died June 28, 2009, at his residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Charles Aloysius Moeder, 72, of St. Henry, died at 7:30 p.m. June 27, 2009, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Joan F. Rammel, 78, of 314 Augustus St. in St.Marys, died at 10:25 a.m. June 28 [More]
Rita E. Schmiesing, 87, 1231 Mercer Auglaize County Line Road, Minster, died at 1 a.m. June 28, 2009, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Minster. [More]
Local pictures on June 29th, 2009
Subscriber stories on June 29th, 2009
Watershed woes
When The Daily Standard contacted area farmers to ask about conservation practices installed on their land, the farmers were more than willing to sha
A St. Marys teen was killed early today when he lost control of his car along Tri-Township Road, north of Southland Road, in Auglaize County.
Anthony Mackenzie, 18, 702 W. Spring St., was pronounced dead at the scene of the 5:45 a.m. crash by Auglaize County Coroner Dr. Thomas Freytag.
ST. MARYS - Author Jim Tully, a big name in the 1930s and '40s, is back in print with the reissue of "Shanty Irish" and "Circus Parade," two autobiographical novels that describe his years in St. Marys and later as a circus worker.
Ground breaking for a new Goodwill store at the corner of Holiday Drive and Havemann Road, east of the Aldi's store in Celina, should begin this September, according to Lance Detrick, Goodwill's vice president of business development and administration.
The four-game homestand didn't go well for the Grand Lake Mariners over the weekend.
After splitting two against Southern Ohio on Saturday, Grand Lake was swept in a doubleheader on Sunday against Licking County.