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.
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Area residents voice views on legislation soon up for a vote in Washington
By Shelley Grieshop
Polls show most Americans want some type of health care reform, but legislators' proposed plans have many local people worried and some downright mad.
A recent survey by the independent and bi-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation noted that 55 percent of U.S. citizens believe "it's more important than ever" to establish health care reform right now, while 41 percent say the country simply can't afford it in today's economy. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
WAPAKONETA - With 1:38 left in the third quarter, things were beginning to look tight for the Coldwater Cavaliers.
Jason Westgerdes snagged a 39-yard touchdown pass to put St. Henry up 21-7 in the Division V Regional Final at Harmon Field in Wapakoneta. [More]
Obituaries on November 21st, 2009
Vernon N. Kemmann, 89, 02605 Salem-Noble Road, rural Auglaize County, died at noon Nov. 19, 2009, at his residence. [More]
Dorothy A. Link, 93, 7878 E. state Route 67, Bryant, Ind., died at 8 p.m. Nov. 18, 2009, at her residence. [More]
William Mescher, 64, 201 Stewart Ave., Sidney, died of natural causes at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 20, 2009, at his residence. [More]
Marcile A. Beougher, 85, 1110 Lane Ave., St. Marys, died at 9:35 a.m. Nov. 20, 2009, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on November 21st, 2009
Subscriber stories on November 21st, 2009
Special course helps students learn skills for living
Disabled young adults in Mercer County are increasingly finding work and living independently, according to local school officials.
Karen Leugers a
A former Rockford man, who currently lists the Mercer County Jail as his residence, was indicted Thursday in two cases, including the December theft of a motor vehicle and the abduction of a toddler who happened to be in a rear child safety seat at the time.
Former Coldwater resident
A former Coldwater man is seeking to withdraw guilty pleas in a 2005 case involving four counts of gross sexual imposition and proceed to a jury trial that would determine his guilt or innocence.
Mercer County
There will be no recounts of any of the contested races or issues voted on during the 2009 general election in Mercer County.
Board of elections members on Friday afternoon approved the official ballot count in Mercer County.
One More Curtain Call
Although it has been over 20 years, the remarkable 1988 New Bremen football season seems like it happened just last week for that particular group of seniors who are now old enough to watch some of their own kids wear the Cardinals' Red and Gold.