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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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Primary election
By William Kincaid
MONTEZUMA - Results of a Franklin Township referendum vote on Tuesday were sealed and unreported due to a last minute court appeal.
Some residents last year petitioned to get a referendum on the ballot that allowed them to vote on whether zoning changes approved by Franklin Township Trustees on Nov. 18 should stand. The changes allowed Rick Uppenkamp, of Mercer Development LP, to put duplexes and recreational vehicles on his land between Behm Road and Big Chickasaw Creek. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
MONTEZUMA - A 95-year-old Montezuma man faces a charge of inducing panic after he allegedly threatened to get a gun and return to the Franklin school polling location Tuesday afternoon.
James H. Dalton, 5289 Windy Point Road, is scheduled to appear in Celina Municipal Court at 9 a.m. Friday. The first-degree misdemeanor carries a possible sentence of up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine upon conviction. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - For six innings, Darin Waterman had Elida right where he wanted them.
Then in the seventh, the players whom the Celina senior had struck out with ease earlier got their revenge.
Elida scored two runs in the top of the seventh as Elida pitcher Ronny Milam stymied the Celina bats. Elida won the battle of Bulldogs 2-0 at Montgomery Field on Tuesday afternoon. [More]
Obituaries on May 5th, 2010
Alvina Frances Severt Buehler, 93, Hawthorne Village Nursing Home, Ocala, Fla., died at 11:30 a.m. May 3, 2010, at the nursing home. [More]
Paul Garman, 90, St. Marys, died at 8:03 p.m. May 4, 2010, at St. Marys Living [More]
Dorothy M. Hertenstein, 81, 320 E. Front St., New Bremen, died at 10:56 a.m. May 4, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Raymond J. Karbowiak, 83, 606 Camden Drive, St. Marys, died May 3, 2010, in the emergency room at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Former Fort Recovery native Elsie W. Shoup, 97, 26221 Fifth Ave. North East B, Arlington, Wash., died May 2, 2010, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on May 5th, 2010
Subscriber stories on May 5th, 2010
Primary election
All levies for schools, fire and ambulance service and village operations passed by local voters at the primary election Tuesday, according to unofficial results.
Federal funds to pay for restoration of Coldwater Post Office art
COLDWATER - The historic mural at the Coldwater Post Office is getting a facelift.
The artwork, painted by Joep Nicolas in 1942, was removed Tuesday and taken to Chicago to be cleaned and restored. It is scheduled to return Sept. 15.
CELINA - County officials are hoping to sell and remove the former sheriff's office building from its current location across from the courthouse.
Primary election
Mercer County Board of Elections had initial difficulties tabulating the votes after polls closed Tuesday.
"It wasn't going as smooth as we wanted it to," board of elections chairman Owen Hall said at Mercer County Courthouse Tuesday night.
Primary election
Incumbent U.S Congressmen John Boehner, R-West Chester, and Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, both easily secured victory in their party's primary election Tuesday.
Fort Recovery
FORT RECOVERY - New water meters may be installed at all residential, commercial and industrial buildings in Fort Recovery, village administrator Randy Diller said.
ROCKFORD - A variety of matters passed before council at Tuesday night's regular meeting from cops to sidewalks, from water meters to a swimming pool
MINSTER - Village council members Tuesday night reminded residents about ordinances that require them to remove weeds from their properties and keep lawns mowed.
CELINA - Operators of a new Celina business are ready to get customers' vehicles warmed, sounding good and shining brightly.
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Midwest Athletic Conference Baseball: Battle for First Place
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Cavalier baseball team rode the strong right arm of senior pitcher Keith Wenning and one huge inning to defeat the St. Henry Redskins 6-1 in Midwest Athletic Conference play on Tuesday afternoon at Veterans Field.
Tuesday's Area Sports Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The top two seeds at the Division IV Minster baseball sectional met up at the tournament site on Tuesday to engage in MAC baseball action.