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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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Two pupils suspended; face expulsion
By Margie Wuebker
Two Marion Local High School juniors were suspended Wednesday morning in connection with bringing a loaded handgun on school property.
A truck driver contacted St. Marys Police shortly after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to report he passed a 2005 Pontiac and spotted what appeared to be a handgun in the lap of a front-seat passenger. The sighting reportedly occurred at the intersection of McKinley and Spruce streets in St. Marys. [More]
Division III Softball District at Bath
By Ryan Hines
BATH TOWNSHIP - The Parkway softball team picked the perfect time to be playing their best.
Strong pitching, flawless defense and timely hitting carried Parkway to a 4-0 win over Evergreen on Wednesday in Division III district semifinal action at Bath High School. [More]
Obituaries on May 20th, 2010
Rita Emma Wenning Bollheimer, 86, Minster, formerly of Fort Loramie, died at 6:35 a.m. May 19, 2010, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney. [More]
Thelma E. Schulze, 80, Russia, died May 19, 2010, at Versailles Health Care Center in Versailles. [More]
Local pictures on May 20th, 2010
Subscriber stories on May 20th, 2010
Business operators accused of unfair labor practices
COLDWATER - A local factory is being investigated for unfair labor practices allegedly related to an attempt by workers to unionize.
The National L
MINSTER - A 43-year-old Minster woman was killed when her car slammed head-on into a semitrailer on state Route 29, north of Sidney, at noon on Wednesday.
MENDON - A year's subscription to the long-gone Mendon Herald Newspaper was $1.50, half due in advance. When the 80-year-old owner/editor died in 1945 there was no money to bury him let alone get a tombstone.
Two adults and three special needs students were injured Wednesday afternoon when the Auglaize County school van they were riding in flipped onto its top in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 33.
Graduates of specialized curriculum plan to pursue degree in related fields
FORT RECOVERY - The first class to take four years of courses in the school's Project Lead The Way (PLTW) curriculum is soon graduating, and the engineering program offered at Fort Recovery, St. Henry and New Bremen schools has made an impact.
Division IV Baseball District at Coldwater
COLDWATER - After an opening game that was not a work of art, the nightcap of the Division IV baseball district doubleheader at Coldwater was a bit of a gem.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The tennis season for Grand Lake area boys wrapped up on Wednesday as no local representative advanced after the first day of action at the Division II tennis district at Port Clinton.
One Final Curtain Call
Greg Bollenbacher's words brimmed with nostalgia when asked about how it all began.
Juggling through his mind were the days packed with the simplicity of a seventh-grade boy.