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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Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Funds from out-of county inmates to be split between county, sheriff's department
By Shelley Grieshop
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey and county commissioners have come up with an agreement to allow out-of-county inmates to stay at the new jail with rental fees divided between the parties.
On Thursday, commissioners unanimously approved the memorandum of understanding with Grey. The new adult detention facility along state Route 29 in Celina has 110 beds and averages approximately 30 local inmates daily. [More]
Midwest Athletic Conference Track Championships
By Bruce Monnin
FORT RECOVERY - The Minster boys and Versailles girls earned runaway victories at the finals of the MAC track meet Friday night.
Five different conference records fell and two others were tied, but the best was saved for last. In the concluding event, the boys 1,600 meter relay, three different teams all bested the old record in a thrilling finish to the night. [More]
Obituaries on May 15th, 2010
Linda Sue Bollenbacher, 54, Celina, died at 10 a.m. May 13, 2010, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Marjorie V. Goodwin, 90, formerly of 506 S. Beech St., died at 2:40 p.m. May 13, 2010, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Donald J. Homan, 74, of Burrville Road, Coldwater, died May 14, 2010, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Eual Richard "Red" Neal, 97, Venedocia, died at 5:20 a.m. May 14, 2010, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Former Coldwater resident Newell Azile Neuman, 98, of Beavercreek died May 13, 2010, at Sterling House of Beavercreek. [More]
Verna Alice Schaadt, 93, died May 14, 2010, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Local pictures on May 15th, 2010
Subscriber stories on May 15th, 2010
CELINA - The city has taken control of a former blighted property at 501 W. Warren St. that had upset neighbors for many years.
Ron "Butch" Piper m
NEW BREMEN - Karen Smith sits in the principal's office at New Bremen Elementary/Junior High School reflecting on 39 years as a teacher, guidance counselor and administrator.
A Fort Recovery man was injured in a May 13 crash in the 7200 block of Erastus-Durbin Road, according to a report from Mercer County Sheriff's deputies.
Western Buckeye League Track and Field Championships
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - For Andrew Goodwin, it was the perfect way to go out in his final Western Buckeye League Track and Field Championship meet.
The
Division II Softball Bath Sectional
BATH TOWNSHIP - Wapakoneta head coach Bill Sammons has experienced plenty of disappointment at the Lima Bath Sectional through recent years, but the Redskins have reason for celebration now.
Friday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater will have to share the Midwest Athletic Conference baseball title after St. John's handed the Cavaliers its first conference loss 7-4 on Friday at Veterans Field.