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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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
By Betty Lawrence
"It's worse than a war zone, I think," commented the Rev. Richard VanHorn who returned home to Celina Monday from earthquake-stricken Haiti.
VanHorn, a veteran Haiti volunteer, and his entourage had landed at the Port-au-Prince airport just one hour before the 7.0 magnitude quake struck the island on Jan. 12. [More]
St. Henry grad owns Dayton record for consecutive starts
By Gary R. Rasberry
DAYTON - Kurt Huelsman showed early that just because it was a milestone night for him personally, that it wasn't a night to rest on his laurels.
The St. Henry graduate and University of Dayton senior post player became UD's all-time leader in consecutive games started as he made his 120th start of his career on Tuesday night in Atlantic 10 action against Rhode Island at the University of Dayton Arena. [More]
Obituaries on January 27th, 2010
Cathleen Mae Hone, 54, 911 N. Seventh St., Coldwater, died at 1:37 a.m. Jan. 26, 2010, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Bessie M. Phlipot, 86, 702 Linden Ave., St. Marys, died at 4 a.m. Jan. 26, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Gerald W. Sparks, 56, 142 Parkway Court, St. Marys, died at 5:02 p.m. Jan. 26, [More]
L. Judy Taylor, 70, 412 S. Beech St., St. Marys, died at 1 p.m. Jan. 25, 2010, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on January 27th, 2010
Subscriber stories on January 27th, 2010
Fort Recovery Local School District
FORT RECOVERY - Board of education members will decide in the coming months if the district should pursue a consolidated PK-12 building with funding help from the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC).
Celina
A Celina resident demanded city officials curb their spending on capital projects at the regular council meeting this week.
Don Kohnen - a frequent attendee of council meetings - said he has seen no progress in reducing the city's debt, citing a decade's worth of borrowed spending.
St. Henry village council members this week gave the go-ahead for a nearly $24,000 project to re-coat the interior of one of the town's water towers.
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - After months of discussion, village council members Tuesday night unanimously approved an amendment to the employee handbook setting rules for the retirement and rehiring of public employees.
Mercer County
The company that submitted the lowest bid for weed spraying along Mercer County roads this year was awarded the contract on Tuesday.
DeAngelo Broth
COLUMBUS (AP) - Unemployment has been rising in the overwhelming majority of Ohio's 88 counties, but the increases were not drastic in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Stone Tiger Dojo Martial Arts Academy and Fitness Training Center has moved to a larger location in Celina, and now parents can exercise while youngsters study karate.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys picked up its fifth win of the season in downing Greenville, 42-36, on Tuesday night at McBroom Gymnasium.
The Green Wave drops to 3-12 on the season.