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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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
By William Kincaid
The Mercer County Fairgrounds has become a dumping ground for cats, says a neighbor.
Linda Brooks of 217 Jill Ave. said people for years have been abandoning cats at the fairgrounds and most are malnourished and sick.
"That's the only place they [More]
By Margie Wuebker
NEW BREMEN - Mother Nature threw a foggy complication into the works Wednesday morning leading to delays and ultimate closures for many schools in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
However, officials in three Southwestern Auglaize County schools - New Bremen, Minster and New Knoxville - merely rolled out a new three-hour delay that worked as intended keeping classes in session. [More]
By Mike Ernst
ROSSBURG - Eldora Speedway owner and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, Tony Stewart dominated Wednesday night's 5th annual Prelude To The Dream charity race at the high-banked, clay oval. It was Stewart's third win in the event, which pits NASCAR and NHRA stars in dirt late models. [More]
Obituaries on September 10th, 2009
Oscar Bergman, 79, 47 Washington St., Minster, died at 2:50 p.m. Sept. 8, 2009, at his residence. [More]
Clifford F. Bonifas, 62, of rural St. Marys died Sept. 9, 2009, at his residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
John Phillip Deitsch, 79, of Rockford died at 3:05 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2009, at Van Wert County Hospital. [More]
Richard L. Dicke, 75, of 5936 Highway 8 West in Mena, Ark., and formerly of St.Marys, died Sept. 2, 2009 at the Mena Regional Health System. [More]
Mary E. Gonya, 86, formerly of Rawson Ave., Fremont, died at 12:18 p.m. Sept. 8, 2009, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin. [More]
Nancye Sue Bartha McKelvey, 76, of Celina Manor, died at 2:08 p.m. Sept. 8, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Louise A. Stammen, 81, 412 East Kremer-Hoying Road, St. Henry, died Sept. 9, 2009, at her residence. [More]
Arthur E. Ullery, 61, 5250 Grove Drive, Celina, died at 4:49 p.m. Sept. 7, 2009 [More]
Local pictures on September 10th, 2009
Subscriber stories on September 10th, 2009
A long-time St. Marys teacher has been released on bond after his arrest last week in Allen County.
Tom F. Elsass, 55, 20168 Eisley Road, Wapakonet
Woman says school doesn't inform parents of activities early enough
ST. MARYS - A community resident is concerned that school officials are not notifying parents of school activities early enough for the parents to review the activity's content.
NEW BREMEN - Voters in the New Bremen school district will decide the fate of a 1-mill permanent improvement levy renewal in May. The renewal is part of district goals approved by board of education members Wednesday night.
Piece is being commissioned in honor of former band director Ted Shuttleworth
Two Fort Recovery Local School alumni are honoring their former music mentor with the ultimate tribute - a musical composition for euphonium and piano bearing the man's name.
ROSSBURG - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars Brian Vickers, Casey Mears, A.J. Allmendinger, Joey Logano and Marcos Ambrose had never competed in a dirt
The start of the 2009 football season has not been a good one for the Celina Bulldogs.
Celina stands at 0-2 having been outscored 91-21 by the likes of Lima Senior and Defiance.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
One of the oldest football rivalries in the area brings a battle of unbeatens to Cavalier Stadium on Friday night as Coldwater hosts Versailles in an early key Midwest Athletic Conference matchup.
Taking advantage of the fog day, Celina and St. Henry took to the links at the Mercer County Elks for a county battle of golf teams on Wednesday afternoon.
The Wildcats head to Skip Baughman Stadium at 2-0 for the first time in several seasons after dispatching Wapakoneta last week 28-0.
They'll face a Roughrider team that needed a late touchdown to hold off a revived Elida team to pick up their first win of the season.