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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Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - The largest U.S. distributor of plumbing supplies is opening a giant distribution center east of the city.
Ferguson - which earns $9.7 billion a year in sales - plans to build a nearly 400,000-square-foot facility along state Route 29 at the corner of Harris Road. A timeline for construction has not been released. [More]
New Bremen leads MAC by percentage points over St. Henry and St. John's
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. HENRY - New Bremen's boys basketball team took St. Henry out of its game, and as a reward, the Cardinals sit on top of the Midwest Athletic Conference standings after beating the top-ranked team in Division IV, 60-53, at Redskin Gymnasium.
New Bremen, St. Henry and St. John's all have just one MAC loss, but the Cardinals have one more win (6-1) than the Redskins and Blue Jays (5-1) and lead the conference by percentage points. [More]
Obituaries on February 2nd, 2013
Mary K. Wellman, 88, Coldwater, died Jan. 31, 2013, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Voneta E. "Susie" Quinter, 88, Celina, died Jan. 31, 2013, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Marvin B. Kishler, 91, formerly of St. Marys, died at 10:25 a.m. Jan. 31, 2013, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
James E. Carpenter, 70, St. Marys, died at 4:50 a.m. Feb. 1, 2013, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on February 2nd, 2013
Subscriber stories on February 2nd, 2013
COLDWATER - Mercer County adults need to lose weight, get more health screenings and drink less booze, according to a recently released survey.
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County's top nurse recovering from West Nile
CELINA - Joyce Jansen for years warned the public of the dangers of West Nile virus.
As Mercer County's infectious disease nurse, she gave countless interviews on the subject, encouraging the use of insect repellant and extra clothing at dusk when mosquitoes are the most active.
Mikey Browder of Celina will be a contestant on Cash Explosion airing at 10:30 p.m. tonight on local channel 45.
A $1 Cash Explosion lottery ticket
MINSTER - Fort Recovery's defense paved the way for the Indians to earn a 53-43 Midwest Athletic Conference win over Minster on Friday night.
Fort
LIMA - Celina's boys basketball team won their third straight Western Buckeye League game in a row by answering every one of Shawnee's runs as the Bulldogs picked up a 62-54 win over the Indians on Friday night at Lappin Gymnasium.
MARIA STEIN - One lousy quarter spelled doom for Marion Local on Friday night as the Flyers dug themselves a big hole and could not recover in falling 53-41 to St. John's in Midwest Athletic Conference action.
Midwest Athletic Conference Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway's 14-point halftime lead disappeared in the second half as New Knoxville rallied to beat the Panthers 51-41 on Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Ranger Gymnasium.
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Elida outscored Ottawa-Glandorf 14-9 in the second quarter to grab a seven-point lead by halftime and then erupted for 23 points in the fourth quarter en route to a 71-64 win on Friday night in Western Buckeye League play at the Elida Fieldhouse.