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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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Mercer County board counting past 2 a.m.
By William Kincaid
Election results in Mercer County were significantly delayed Tuesday due to two problems with voting equipment, according to board of elections director Deb Sneddon.
Several spectators - mostly interested in the Celina income tax levy - waited in the foyer of the courthouse until early this morning for results. Final numbers for Celina were available about 1 a.m.; however, it was nearly 2:30 a.m. until final voting results for all 38 precincts in the county were posted. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
Republicans unanimously won the seats for Mercer County commissioner, treasurer and auditor in Tuesday's election.

Commissioner
Mercer County Commissioner John Bruns will keep his position for another four years after garnishing more than 82 percent of the votes from challenger Ron Hammons of Celina. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - For brother and sister Mike and Christina Seas, running seems as natural as breathing.
Mike, a junior, and Christina, a freshman, will both represent Coldwater at the state cross country meet on Saturday at Scioto Downs in Columbus.
For Mike, it will be his second straight trip to Columbus after placing 15th last year, while Christina will get her first chance to run as the Coldwater girls team qualified for the state meet. [More]
Obituaries on November 3rd, 2010
Robert Elwood Bayne, 81, Celina, died Oct. 31, 2010, at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima. [More]
Ray J. Flore, 79, Celina, died Nov. 2, 2010, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. [More]
David Metz, 79, St. Marys, died at 8:07 p.m. Nov. 2, 2010, at Golden Living Cen [More]
Local pictures on November 3rd, 2010
Subscriber stories on November 3rd, 2010
Voters OK income tax hike for police, fire protection
CELINA - City voters approved a half percent income tax increase on Tuesday that will assist the police and fire departments.
The levy - which will increase the income tax from 1 to 1.5 percent - passed 1,801 to 1,553, or 53.7 percent in favor.
Fort Recovery voters said no by a wide margin to a levy that would have built a $10.8 million high school with state funding assistance.
Elsewhere, area voters easily passed school levies at Parkway, Vantage Career Center and Marion Local.
Mercer County commissioners are hoping for a mild winter to decrease snow removal expenses on county-owned property.
Last winter, the county paid J
Republican candidates for state and U.S. offices took or maintained control of many seats on Tuesday.
In the U.S. Senate race, Republican Rob Portm
MINSTER - Council members Tuesday night decided to take their chances in the energy market instead of entering into an agreement with American Municipal Power (AMP) for additional purchases beginning in 2015.
First-time tax levies for the Rockford Carnegie Library in Mercer County and St. Marys Community Public Library in Auglaize County were approved by voters at Tuesday's general election.
CELINA - For years, Joe Grieshop has been welding Jeeps and installing truck lift kits mostly for fun; but the hobby got an official name and business status this summer.