Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
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, August 13th, 2010
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Local agriculture businesses are doing their part to feed the growing number of hungry families in the area.
Tim Clutter, director of CALL Food Pantry in Celina, is spearheading a new program to provide locally-grown and raised foods to those in need. Several businesses have committed to the program, he said. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
Nearly 400 marijuana plants were pulled from area farm fields and fence rows this week following a helicopter search by local and state law enforcement officials.
Members of the Auglaize-Mercer County Grand Lake Drug Task Force and agents with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification removed 373 marijuana plants from Auglaize County properties and 10 from Mercer County during daylong searches Monday and Tuesday. [More]
Obituaries on August 13th, 2010
Coldwater native Luella E. Meyer, 81, Cedarwood Commons, Sidney, died at 9:50 p.m. Aug. 10, 2010, at her daughter's home in Sidney. [More]
Celina native Larry R. McGee, 53, Marysville, died Aug. 11, 2010, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. [More]
Edward W. Overley, 55, St. Marys, died at 6:15 a.m. Aug. 12, 2010, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Former Celina resident Mary E. Bilter, 83, Terracina Grand in Naples, Fla., died Aug. 11, 2010, in Naples, Fla. [More]
Charles J. Bornhorst, 76, St. Henry, died at 6:06 a.m. Aug. 12, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Harold H. Meyer, 94, Botkins, died at 11:46 p.m. Aug. 11, 2010, at his home. [More]
Local pictures on August 13th, 2010
Subscriber stories on August 13th, 2010
Ten in Ohio have different levels of advisories
GRAND LAKE - Harmful blue-green algae blooms are causing havoc on bodies of water throughout Ohio, but Grand Lake has the worst problem by far, a state official said.
Admission prices:
• Children younger than 5 years old are free but must pay for rides.
• Single admittance at gate, $9, includes all mechanical rides and general admission grandstand seating.
MARIA STEIN - With the start of a new school year approaching, the Marion Local Schools board of education Monday night created two new supervisory positions but saved money in the process.
Club Oasis
CELINA - Club Oasis owner Chris Wendel asked Celina City Council members this week to rescind their objection to the renewal of his liquor permit.
Mercer County commissioners on Thursday opened two bids from area contractors seeking work on a ditch project west of Celina.
The cost estimate for
Garden club members make porous pots
When the Celina flower and Garden Club announced members would be making hypertufa pots at their July meeting, I was intrigued. With a spiffy soundin
Local churches and community leaders are joining together to observe a day of prayer and fasting on Wednesday on behalf of Grand Lake.
Various lead
The Mercer County Fair is hoping that some great prizes will help to get fans into the Grandstand on Sunday for the first day of harness racing.
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Local Golf Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Just two days after tying her school record for low 18-hole round at the Celina Invitational, Celina's Deanna Ray shattered the school record to earn medalist honors at Kettenring Country Club in Defiance.