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, September 17th, 2009
By Shelley Grieshop
A longtime Celina baseball coach was killed Wednesday in a freak mowing accident near Salamonia, Ind.
Ronald L. Fortkamp, 60, 2866 Philothea Road, Fort Recovery, was pronounced dead at the scene by Jay County Coroner Mark Barnett shortly after 5 p.m. [More]
Man's attorney requests second mental evaluation
By Shelley Grieshop
WAPAKONETA - An 18-year-old St. Marys man accused of planting a bomb at a local gas station was found competent to stand trial following the first of possibly two mental evaluations.
On Wednesday, Jesse B. McDermitt was found mentally competent after having a psychological evaluation at the request of his attorney, Mark Weller. McDermitt, who was indicted in April on six felony counts, has pleaded not guilty to the charges by claiming insanity. [More]
By Ryan Hines
As if the Celina/St. Marys rivalry game needed anything to heighten the intensity of the annual Battle of Grand Lake.
Not only are bragging rights on the line when the two rivals square off each year, but this season the Bulldogs and Roughriders are going to be playing for The Algae Cup. [More]
Obituaries on September 17th, 2009
Sarah Ellen Eichar, 93, 929 Frahm Pike, Celina, died at 9:35 a.m. Sept. 14, 2009, at the home of her daughter. [More]
Rebecca Ann "Becky" Santa, 62, of Florence, Ariz., and formerly of Celina, died at 12:30 a.m. Sept. 10, 2009, in Logan. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Maurice L. Schroer, 88, 312 Briarwood Drive, Coldwater, died Sept. 16, 2009, at [More]
Louis C. Schwartz, 87, 4358 Lock Two Road, New Bremen, died at 10:20 p.m. Sept. 15, 2009, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on September 17th, 2009
Subscriber stories on September 17th, 2009
Celina gets grant for Main Street reconstruction
The city of Celina has been awarded a $365,500 grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) to help finance the forthcoming Main Street reconstruction project.
A 20-year-old Ohio City man will spend 30 days in jail on the work release program following a Wednesday morning appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Sesame Street Live, the longest running touring show for children, is celebrating its 30th season with multiple performances of "1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends" next month at the Nutter Center in Dayton.
A week after squandering a 20-point lead in a 21-20 loss to Wapakoneta, Celina's football team has no time to think about what might have been with their rival coming to town.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The top team in Division V battles the second-ranked team in Division VI at Booster Stadium in Maria Stein as the Coldwater Cavaliers and Marion Local Flyers square off for the 56th time in the Mercer County rivalry.
The Celina Bulldogs and St. Marys Roughriders share one of the most storied gridiron rivalries in west central Ohio.
In 1965, both strutted into t
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry improved to 9-1 after wining a five-game marthon over Lehman on Tuesday night.
The Redskins won the open
The Redskins have been blazing to start the season, averaging 38 points per game and allowing just 28 points over the first three games.
This week,
Planted in low spots in lawns, they capture
Constructing and planting a rain garden to reduce stormwater runoff is a small thing every household can do to help preserve and protect the world's most valuable natural resource - water.