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, September 28th, 2010
Celina woman finds siblings after 47 years
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - For decades, Mary Kay Fries was haunted by a feeling she had siblings somewhere in the world who shared her genes, her facial features, even perhaps her funny-looking toe.
She knew there were at least two - a brother and a sister she had lost contact with more than 47 years ago. After a year of research, she found them and also confirmed her lifelong suspicion: she has seven half siblings, too. [More]
Council OKs agreement with state for fishing at former landfill site
By Janie Southard
ST. MARYS - City council unanimously passed an emergency resolution for a fishing agreement with the state over the 121/2-acre pond at the former landfill site, but not before hearing a suggestion from a local fisherman.
Ed Broyles, a local outdoorsman, told council on Monday night he'd like to see the city stock the pond rather than let the Ohio Division of Wildlife stock it with non-native area fish (rainbow trout). [More]
By Nancy Allen
LONDON - Business owners should pay attention to online social media because people use it to spread the word about businesses.
That was the message from Rob Leeds and Julie Fox who gave a presentation about understanding social media trends during last week's Farm Science Review in London. [More]
Obituaries on September 28th, 2010
Rita Flaute, 82, Cassella, died at 6:18 a.m. Sept. 27, 2010, at The Gardens in St. Henry. [More]
Local pictures on September 28th, 2010
Subscriber stories on September 28th, 2010
Sessions shown on channel 6; no start date set
CELINA - The city has begun taping its council meetings and plans to broadcast them on Time Warner's cable channel 6.
"We've been asked many, many times to put the council on channel 6," Celina Mayor Sharon LaRue told the newspaper.
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - A few residents are objecting to city council's idea to put a miniature golf course in K.C. Geiger Park. However, they do agree the activity is a good thing for the local area.
CELINA - State Route 29 on the east side of the city may get a facelift in a few years.
City council members on Monday evening unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance allowing the Ohio Department of Transportation to resurface a portion of state Route 29 within the corporation limits.
CELINA - City council members on Monday approved first reading of an ordinance to extend the city's contract with Maharg Inc. for waste disposal that would keep bag prices the same for another three years.
ST. HENRY - If finances are adequate, officials will expand a sewer line project in the village.
Village administrator Don Hess told council member
MINSTER - School board members accepted the resignation of Superintendent Gayl Ray Monday night during a special meeting.
Ray intends to retire from the local district effective Aug. 1, although she plans to seek another post in the field of education.
COLDWATER - Village officials will be reviewing the mitigation plan from Mercer County Homeland Security and Emergency Management that deals with federal assistance after an emergency such as a tornado.
MINSTER - A 34-year-old local resident faces 25 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor in the wake of a three-month investigation by Minster Police and the Auglaize/Mercer Grand Lake Task Force.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Minster boys golf team braved the rain and came up with a 164-204 win over Fort Recovery at Arrowhead on Monday.
Company selling individual turbines for home, farm
LONDON - Towering as much as 260 feet tall with blades 120 feet long or more, wind turbines have popped up across the United States, Europe and other parts of the world. Most are seen at wind farms, where wind power is sold as a form of clean energy, an alternative to greenhouse-gas-producing coal.