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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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Hydroelectric power
By William Kincaid
The city of Celina will not participate in two hydroelectric projects that would have committed the city to 40 years of debt.
Under threat of veto by Mayor Sharon LaRue, the measure failed on its third reading after council President Jason King was forced to break a tie vote. King - citing his hesitance to commit to the long-term project - cast the deciding no vote. [More]
Local 4-H official, church members take program to island
By Nancy Allen
A group of people from Mercer County is helping a school on the Caribbean island of Grenada beef up its 4-H program to give the people there agriculture leadership and life skills.
About a year ago Sue Wills and Rosie Hager, both members of St. Pa [More]
Obituaries on March 9th, 2010
Virgil H. Puthoff, 62, 121 W. Franklin St., Chickasaw, died at 5:47 a.m. March 7, 2010, at the Ohio State University Medical Center. [More]
Donald Sealschott, 75, Celina, died March 8, 2010, at his home.
Arrangements [More]
Martin L. Slaven, Sr., 52, 201 Walnut St., Apt. A, St. Marys, died at 6:16 a.m. March 8, 2010, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Sharon K. White, 58, 796 Gordon Grove Dr., St. Marys, died at 7 a.m. March 8, 2010, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on March 9th, 2010
Subscriber stories on March 9th, 2010
St. Marys residents object to using taxpayer money
ST. MARYS - Several residents voiced concern at Monday's city council meeting about taxpayer money being used to renovate a downtown building.
Coun
Americans are concerned foremost with job creation, not an overriding health care bill, U.S. Congressman Bob Latta said.
Latta, Ohio's 5th District
COLDWATER - The school district will have all-day, every day kindergarten next school year following an unanimous decision by the board of education Monday.
St. Henry
ST. HENRY - The village recently was reimbursed for damages created when a water line was struck during street work last summer.
Town Solicitor/Att
Marion Local
MARIA STEIN - The school board Monday night approved a memorandum of understanding with The Ohio State University's K-12 Chinese Flagship Program.
NEW BREMEN - A familiar face will be filling a new position at the New Bremen Local Schools as a result of action taken by the board of education Monday night.
Reported teen-age victim
A 39-year-old Celina man remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Jail after being taken into custody on a charge alleging he engaged in sexual conduct with a teenage girl.
A 35-year-old St. Marys woman who left four children unattended at a local drive-in movie theater last summer while she went to pick up other youths despite a blood-alcohol content twice the legal limit, appeared last week in Celina Municipal Court.
All-Midwest Athletic Conference Basketball Teams
Compiled by Ryan Hines
There may be debate as to which team is the single best in the Midwest Athletic Conference, but the top player in the MAC hasn't been in question all season long.
All-Midwest Athletic Conference Basketball Teams
Compiled by Ryan Hines
A pair of successful veterans picked up the top two honors in the Midwest Athletic Conference this season as the all-conference awards were released recently.
ST. MARYS - When multi-sport athletes go from high school to college, usually the focus is turned to just one sport.
Jessica Taylor is the exception to the rule.