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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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - It's back.
Algae.
Motorists drove slowly along West Bank Road on Monday to look at the thick green coating on the lake's water and shoreline.
"I can't say I've ever seen this large a bloom at one time. It's widespread out in the l [More]
Wind, solar or combination being considered
By Margie Wuebker
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Schools board of education is considering the use of alternative energy sources - wind, solar or a combination of both - to stem the tide of rising utility costs at its buildings.
The district recently completed an energy-saving project that included a variety of upgrades, such as new heating and lighting controls and doors. The $398,830 cost will be recouped through annual energy savings of $52,385, school officials have said. [More]
Obituaries on June 15th, 2010
Ruth Henschen, 80, New Knoxville, died June 14, 2010, at the Gardens of Wapakon [More]
Former Coldwater resident Robert Baumeier, 69, of Florida, died June 13, 2010. [More]
Mary Nelson, 76, St. Marys, died June 14, 2010, at her home.
She was born Aug [More]
Donna Francis Trisel, 91, Rockford, died June 8, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Fern L. Hirschfeld, 92, New Bremen, died at 6:30 a.m. June 13, 2010, at Otterbein in St. Marys. [More]
Donald K. McMillan, 76, Portland, Ind., died at 2:46 a.m. June 14, 2010, at his home. [More]
Local pictures on June 15th, 2010
Subscriber stories on June 15th, 2010
Celina council
CELINA - Council members Monday night passed first reading of a resolution to place an income tax increase levy on the November election ballot.
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School board members learn signs; ways to reach out to troubled teens
ST. HENRY - School board members got a crash course in student suicide prevention Monday night.
St. Henry schools guidance counselor Greg Kulwicki
MARIA STEIN - Voters going to the polls in November will decide the fate of a five-year, 1.5-mill permanent improvement levy after action taken Monday night by Marion Local Schools board of education members.
ST. HENRY - Officials hope recent tests will provide answers to ongoing roof leakage that has plagued the middle/high school building since it was built about nine years ago.
St. Marys school board may join city to buy equipment
ST. MARYS - Council members are looking in-house for a new videographer and may team up with the school on the equipment purchase.
Connie Schroer,
ST. HENRY - Parkway's Chris Brazle flirted with perfection before finishing with a two-hitter as the Panthers improve to 6-3 in ACME play with a 4-1 win over St. Henry on Monday night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Kevin Franchetti's RBI single in the top of the sixth gave Grand Lake its first Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League win of the season with a 4-3 triumph over the Lake Erie Monarchs at Adrian College in Michigan on Monday night.
The fourth-generation Conradi farm in Auglaize County was recognized recently by the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) as an Ohio Century Farm.
The honor is given to farms held in the same family for 100 years or more.
Grand Lake/Wabash River Watershed
The Grand Lake/Wabash River Watershed is in line to get $1.5 million in federal funds for conservation efforts. Landowners are now being encouraged to apply for a share of the money.