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.
32° 32° Mon 47° Mon 47° 29° 29° Tue 53° Tue 53°
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
By Shelley Grieshop
The local health department has received nearly $100,000 in state grant funding to prepare the county for a possible outbreak of the H1N1 virus.
The Mercer County-Celina City Board of Health on Wednesday approved the Public Health Emergency Response funding totaling $92,452. The local agency has 30 days upon receipt of the funds to outline a budget and submit it to the state. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Two area men were sentenced to community control sanctions in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for their roles in a daytime robbery at a Rockford-area home.
Johnathan R. Dooley, 20, 9219 Township Line Road, Rockford, and Chadwick E. Strine, 24, 1015 Fleck Ave., Celina, appeared recently before Judge Jeffrey Ingraham after pleading guilty to theft and amended counts of burglary. [More]
Obituaries on September 3rd, 2009
Lester E. Baucher, 85, 4228 Monroe Road, Celina, died Sept. 2, 2009, at Joint T [More]
Lori B. Jenkinson, 41, of Union City, Ind., died Sept. 1, 2009, at Reid Memorial Hospital, Richmond, Ind. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Paul Heitkamp, 83, 210 N. Washington St., New Bremen, died at 2:44 p.m. Sept. 2, 2009, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Norma C. Minneman, 77, of Clayton, died suddenly at 5:36 p.m. Aug. 31, 2009, at home. [More]
Alfred "Dale" Smith, 71, 35 state Route 119 W., Fort Recovery, died at 11:17 a.m. Sept. 2, 2009, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on September 3rd, 2009
Subscriber stories on September 3rd, 2009
Ten people in Mercer and Auglaize counties have filed as write-in candidates for the November general election.
The deadline for write-in candidates in both counties was Wednesday. Write-in candidates' names do not appear on the ballot; they only get votes by voters writing down their names.
Motorcyclists from three states to meet at fairgrounds for parade, show, contests
Motorcycles will be everywhere in Celina from Sept. 17 to 19, as the Great Lakes Region D of Gold Wing Road Riders Association will hold its annual rally and convention at the Mercer County Fairgrounds.
Mercer County health officials must decide which local school will be the first to get the H1N1 vaccine when it is available - possibly in the next six weeks.
Nationally renowned blues acts Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials and The Tommy Castro Band are scheduled to headline the third annual Riverside Bluesfest at St. Marys this Labor Day weekend.
Both Celina and Defiance enter the first week of play in the Western Buckeye League trying to erase the bad memories of the opening week of the high school football season.
Western Buckeye League Football Preview
The overall perception of football in the Western Buckeye League during recent years hasn't been that flattering with the difficulty teams have had with the nonconference schedule.
One More Curtain Call
In the late 1970s, football was dominated through the various levels by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Alabama Crimson Tide and the St. Marys Roughriders.
It will be an international flavor as the Flyers host the Crusaders from Mississauga, Ontario, located just outside Toronto and a trip that clocks ov