Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 927 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Bremen to near Fountain City, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 67 and 106.
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.
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Farmers manage 630,000 tons of waste annually
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - 20,600 beef and dairy cattle.
80,000 hogs.
168,000 turkeys.
3.75 million chickens.
629,504 tons of manure each year.
That's the Grand Lake Watershed.
How that manure is managed and where it ends up has taken center stage as nutrient-fed toxic algae blooms have plagued Grand Lake in recent weeks. [More]
Layoffs avoidable if mayor OKs plans
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Swinging layoffs, furloughs and eliminating travel and training expenditures are included in the cost-cutting proposals the city's police and fire departments submitted to mayor Sharon LaRue this week to reduce the impact of planned layoffs.
Layoff notices were sent to five police personnel and 11 fire personnel but could be rescinded between now and Aug. 1 if the departments come up with a better solution to save money, according to auditor Emily Stewart. [More]
Obituaries on July 23rd, 2010
Elaine M. Rohrer, 75, Fort Recovery, died at 1:50 a.m. July 22, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Rosemary C. Schulze, 80, Celina, died at 11 p.m. July 21, 2010, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on July 23rd, 2010
Subscriber stories on July 23rd, 2010
The state is maintaining a water quality advisory for Grand Lake that warns against boating and eating fish from the lake.
State Rep. Jim Zehringer
CELINA - Celina City Schools has obtained an excellent rating on the 2009-2010 state report card, Superintendent Matt Miller announced Thursday evening. It's been a decade since the school achieved the rating.
NEW BREMEN - More than two years of planning and nearly 12 months of construction culminated Thursday night with the long-awaited opening of Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen. The Tudor-style building at 711 S. Walnut St. will be open for tours until 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Voters likely to see tax issue on ballot
MINSTER - After months of alluding to the need for more revenue, members of the Minster Local Schools board of education Thursday night reviewed options for bringing some type of funding vehicle - traditional millage or an income tax increase - to voters next year.
Fort Recovery-Minster Road
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday accepted a $245,526 bid from Saintignon Excavating of Celina for an extensive road project in the southern part of Mercer County.
Milak describes fishing worldwide, travels, hometown
CELINA - The next chapter in her life began with the trip miles out into the Atlantic Ocean from Hatteras, N.C. She took the trip to return her late husband's ashes to the blue water he loved so well.
MINSTER - Several fundraisers are planned during the coming months to benefit Radio Maria, a Catholic station with an office and recording studio in the Hoying Professional Building at the corner of Fourth and Main streets.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
XENIA - It was a roller-coaster type of game for the Grand Lake Mariners on Thursday night at Xenia, but it ended on a good note.