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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Friday, December 17th, 2010
Current agency director Wanda Dicke stepping down
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A new director - but familiar face - was appointed this week to head up the Mercer County Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
Mike Robbins, of Celina, who has worked as deputy director of the agency since April 2003, was chosen Thursday by county commissioners to replace retiring director Wanda Dicke. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
MINSTER - The Minster Wildcats got a huge Midwest Athletic Conference win on Thursday night as senior guard Erica Fullenkamp hit a pull-up jumper from the left wing with 2.6 seconds remaining in the game to defeat the Delphos St. John's Blue Jays 44-43 at the Minster Middle School. [More]
Obituaries on December 17th, 2010
The Rev. Paul Aumen, 88, died at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 15, 2010, in the infirmary at St. Charles Center in Carthagena. [More]
Dora M. Carter, 91, Van Wert, died at 11:40 a.m. Dec. 15, 2010, at Van Wert County Hospital. [More]
Robert J. Mattraw, 72, Celina, died at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 15, 2010, at his home. [More]
Ronald S. Knopf Sr., 71, Findlay, died Dec. 16, 2010, in Findlay.
He was a former principal at Immaculate Conception High School in Celina from 1967-1970. [More]
Local pictures on December 17th, 2010
Subscriber stories on December 17th, 2010
Resident questions if farmers will be paid for animal waste
CELINA - City council members on Thursday night unanimously approved purchasing power from Optional Energy Partners of Florida, a company that wants to build a manure digester in the city.
Betty Romer makes preparing for Christmas a family affair
ST. HENRY - Holiday tradition takes a decidedly tasty turn at the home of Jack and Betty Romer as family members and even a few neighbor boys roll up their sleeves and make cookies by the dozens.
CELINA - City council members this week approved an ordinance to spend $93,500 for professional engineering and design services for two road projects slated for this year.
FORT RECOVERY - School officials may pursue an energy audit of the high school to discover possible power savings.
The discussion was held this week among administrators and school board members at a board of education meeting.
Sheriff: Suspects are big dealers in Mercer, Auglaize
WAPAKONETA - Local law enforcement officers this week nabbed four men suspected of funneling a large amount of heroin to the Grand Lake area.
Three
NEW KNOXVILLE - The New Knoxville Rangers got their second chance at overtime against a Midwest Athletic Conference foe on Thursday night, and this time they made the extra minutes pay off.
FORT RECOVERY - Paced by good shooting and solid defense, Fort Recovery dominated Parkway from start to finish while staying unbeaten in Midwest Athletic Conference play with a 94-34 win over Parkway on Thursday night at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls basketball team improved to 2-0 in the Western Buckeye League after holding off Defiance 49-44 on Thursday night.
Miami University hockey goaltender Cody Reichard will speak and help inline hockey players of the Wings-N-Wheels program on Sunday from 2-3 p.m. at t