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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Friday, April 30th, 2010
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Celina City Council is objecting to the renewal of the liquor license for Club Oasis, 201 S. Main St., due to regular occurrences of disorderly conduct at the bar according to city officials.
All council members, except Angie King, voted yes to a resolution that asks the Division of Liquor Control to reject the application to renew the liquor permit. King abstained from the vote, saying her husband's company does work for the owner, Christopher T. Wendel Enterprises LLC. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
ROCKFORD - The Parkway Panthers got a great pitching performance from senior Emily Crowell and some timely two-out hits to defeat the Marion Local Flyers 6-1 in Midwest Athletic Conference softball play Thursday afternoon at Parkway High School.
The Panthers remain undefeated in conference play at 4-0 with the win and they improve to 8-6 overall. Marion Local falls to 2-1 in the MAC and 8-8 on the year. [More]
Obituaries on April 30th, 2010
Chester H. Dammeyer, 81, 2108 Cambridge Court, St. Marys, died at 10:30 p.m. April 28, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Mary Veronica Grieshop, 94, Chickasaw, died April 30, 2010, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Minster. [More]
Wilma Jean Hall, 72, 630 Brandon Ave., Celina, died at 1:30 a.m. April 29, 2010, at her home. [More]
Former New Bremen and Lake Wawasee in Syracuse, Ind., resident, Genevieve M. "J [More]
Anna Mae Topp, 82, 6541 Knoxville Ave., New Bremen, died at 8:50 a.m. April 29, 2010, at the Heritage Manor Nursing Center in Minster. [More]
Local pictures on April 30th, 2010
Subscriber stories on April 30th, 2010
VERSAILLES - An area man was killed in a farm-related accident on Thursday in Darke County.
Nicholas L. Grillot, 64, 11592 Reed Road, Osgood, died at the scene of the accident at 8606 Hager Road, near Versailles.
Grand Lake area
CELINA - Donna Grube, executive director of the Auglaize & Mercer Counties Convention and Visitors Bureau, is not accustomed to handing out grades, but she has no trouble coming up with one for local tourism last year.
May Primary
U.S. Congressman John Boehner, R-West Chester, is being challenged by two political newcomers for the Republican nomination for Ohio's 8th District U.S. Representative seat.
May Primary
U.S. Congressman Robert Latta, R-Bowling Green, is being challenged by political newcomer Robert Wallis, R-Convoy, for the Republican nominee for Ohio's 5th District seat.
CELINA - The village of Coldwater is in line to receive a $40,000 revolving loan grant to upgrade electrical service for a specific area of town.
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Grand Lake Task Force, sheriff dept. make drug roundup
WAPAKONETA - The Grand Lake Task Force and the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office rounded up 12 drug suspects Wednesday afternoon stemming from a six-month investigation.
CELINA - The Auglaize & Mercer Counties Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) named the Celina Lake Festival Committee as recipient of the Stahr Award. The announcement was made during the annual CVB luncheon held Thursday at Wright State University-Lake Campus.
COLDWATER - Two new programs aimed at bringing faster and improved treatment to heart and stroke victims are being implemented at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
ST. MARYS - Erika Thornsberry has led the St. Marys softball team with her arm and her bat all season long and Thursday afternoon was no different.
Thornsberry pitched a two-hit shutout and also blasted a home run while leading St. Marys to a 5-0 win over Coldwater at K.C. Geiger Park.
CELINA - Caleb Shreves allowed one unearned run without giving up a hit and Celina broke the game open with a seven-run second inning to knock off Fort Recovery 11-1 in five innings on Thursday afternoon at Montgomery Field.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry's Michelle Stout outdueled Fort Recovery's Andi Sutter in the pitching circle and the Redskins stayed a game back of Parkway in the Midwest Athletic Conference softball standings with a 4-1 win over the Indians down at Fort Recovery on Thursday afternoon.