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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Monday, April 26th, 2010
By William Kincaid
CELINA - City Auditor Emily Stewart said she doesn't know what's going to happen when the city attempts to renew $3.59 million in bond principal for various projects this fall.
If the city defaults on its borrowings, the state could initiate fiscal watch and supervise much of the city's financial transactions, Stewart said. [More]
Ohio State Football Spring Game
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLUMBUS - On a day where Mercer County paid tribute to the contributions he has made over the years, The Ohio State University football program saluted John Reed with a very special honor as well.  
Reed, the longtime Coldwater football coach who is currently battling cancer, was named the honorary head coach for the Scarlet team during Saturday's annual Spring Game at Ohio Stadium. [More]
Obituaries on April 26th, 2010
Helen M. DeMange, 88, of Versailles, died at 7:42 p.m. April 23, 2010, at her home. [More]
Gene Leininger, 90, of Rockford, died at 10:15 p.m. April 23, 2010, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Mildred C. Armstrong, 84, 608 E. Spring St., St. Marys, died at 10:15 p.m. April 23, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Alfrieda M. Jutte, 90, of The Gardens at Celina, died at 1:17 a.m. April 25, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Mary Martha Knapschaefer, 82, 1009 W. Vine St., Coldwater, died at 7:01 a.m. April 24, 2010, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Claire Ellen Neill, 79, of Celina, died at 2:10 a.m. April 25, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Jeffrey W. Opperman, 54, 10856 Plattner Pike, St. Marys, died April 24, 2010. [More]
Michael F. Pazitney, 88, 310 Jill Ave., Celina, died at 9 p.m. April 24, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
James "Jim" Washburn, 74, 407 Scott St., St. Marys, died at 7:30 p.m. April 23, 2010, at his home. [More]
Dean A. Hein, 48, 7540 state Route 49, Celina, died at 11 a.m. April 24, 2010, at Triumph Hospital, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on April 26th, 2010
Subscriber stories on April 26th, 2010
By staff reports
MERCER COUNTY - Four area schools will be teaching students to make good choices, build self-esteem and respect others during upcoming Get REAL Week activities starting Wednesday.
May primary
NEW BREMEN - Voters in the New Bremen school district will decide the fate of a 1-mill permanent improvement levy at the polls May 4.
The levy, fir
May primary
ROCKFORD - Parkway school district voters will see a 1-percent income tax renewal levy on the ballot May 4.
It marks the third renewal of this levy, which has generated about $900,000 for day-to-day operations of the district.
St. Marys
A $10 million civil case against the St. Marys Police Department filed in late June by a Rockford father and daughter has been dismissed in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
CELINA - Summer school organized by the Mercer County Educational Service Center will be June 1-26 and is tentatively scheduled to be at Celina Middle School.
Ohio State Football Spring Game
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
COLUMBUS - Ross Homan's time on the field in Saturday's Ohio State Spring Football Game was limited.
Ross Homan, A
CELINA - With the sectional tournament draw just a week away, the Celina Bulldogs baseball teams seems to have found their stride again as they run-ruled Paulding twice, 12-2 and 13-3, in nonleague action Saturday afternoon at Montgomery Field.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina track teams brought back a pair of second-place finishes from the Gerald Swankhouse Memorial Invitational in Upper Sandusky on Saturday.