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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Thursday, March 21st, 2013
Auglaize County drops to 15th out of 88 counties
By Shelley Grieshop
The overall health of Auglaize County residents took a plunge last year while Mercer Countians maintained their status.
The 2013 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps study released Wednesday booted Auglaize County from 10th healthiest to 15th out of 88 counties in Ohio. A few of the troubled areas include an increase in deaths before age 75 and a 4 percent decrease in mammogram screenings. [More]
Council studies lowering price, selling former Piper property to charity
By William Kincaid
CELINA - City administrators were asked to come up with a new minimum price for a residentially-zoned city lot after a recent public sale yielded no bids.
Safety service director Tom Hitchcock told council members during a buildings and grounds committee meeting this week the city received neither bids nor inquiries about the 134-by-137 foot lot - also known as the former Piper property - at 501 W. Warren St. [More]
Obituaries on March 21st, 2013
Joseph F. Gremaux, 85, Decatur, Ind., died March 20, 2013, at Woodcrest Nursing Center. [More]
Opal Hunter, 79, Botkins, died at 8:45 p.m. March 18, 2013, at her home.
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Archie L. Walker, 83, Montezuma, died March 19, 2013, in Lima.
He was born Se [More]
Local pictures on March 21st, 2013
Subscriber stories on March 21st, 2013
New Bremen schools
NEW BREMEN - School facility committee members went back to the drawing board after residents defeated a levy to build a new school nearly one year ago.
Facility to house 610,000 young hens
MARIA STEIN - The state has approved final permits for three farms to build an operation that would house 610,000 young hens at 873 Reichert Road.
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Local school officials are joining other districts across the state in opposing expansion of voucher programs and reductions in funding to educational service centers.
ST. MARYS - A notable St. Marys landmark will be demolished likely within the next month due to its failing structural integrity.
The old power pla
The National Weather Service is trying out new storm warning language to help clarify a storm's severity and better educate the public.
The NWS is
VERSAILLES - Midmark Corp. will move its headquarters from Versailles to Dayton, along with 51 corporate jobs, by July.
"There will be no layoffs," said Susan Kaiser, public relations manager for Midmark, which manufactures medical, dental and veterinary health care equipment.
Twelve people are facing new charges as law enforcement officers continue to crack down on drug activity.
Taken into custody after Grand Lake Task
Weiland falls flat on promise of an evening of songs by STP
FORT WAYNE - By the time recently fired Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland and his touring band billed as the Wildabouts started firing on all cylinders Friday, the show was nearly over.
Dorner, Wiss and Harlamert have enjoyed friendship dating back 25 years
When Mother Nature decides to give the green light for local baseball teams to hit the diamonds this spring, there will, as always, be an overflow of excitement across the Midwest Athletic Conference over the next few months.