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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Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
By Margie Wuebker
A 54-year-old Celina man died Wednesday afternoon at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton of injuries sustained in a weekend truck-pedestrian accident. His death is the year's first traffic fatality in Mercer County.
Timothy J. Chrisman, 704-B Devonshire Drive, had previously been listed in critical condition in the hospital's intensive care unit. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Participation in youth sports programs organized by the Celina Department of Parks and Recreation is expected to increase this year, director Jeff Fortkamp says.
Fortkamp, the keynote speaker at the Celina Rotary Club meeting Tuesday afternoon, spoke of popular long-standing activities such as baseball, softball, soccer and football, as well as new events planned for this year. [More]
By Christine Henderson
ST. MARYS - To retain graduates, Grand Lake area business leaders, the community and parents should promote available jobs and the skills needed to fill them, a local economic official advised.
Angela Hamberg, New Bremen economic development direc [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - The Parkway softball team avenged last year's district final loss to the eventual Division IV state champions with an explosive offensive performance en route to a 13-3 five-inning win over Crestview on Tuesday.
"That's the first time [More]
Obituaries on April 10th, 2013
Timothy Chrisman, 54, Celina, died April 9, 2013, at Miami Valley Hospital in D [More]
Joyce R. Crouch, 76, Celina, died April 8, 2013, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Cecelia Margaret Subler, 96, Frenchtown, passed away at 10 p.m. April 8, 2013, at Otterbein St. Marys. [More]
Shelly A. Clay, 48, Hilliard and formerly of Mercer County, died April 8, 2013. [More]
Rebecca S. Arling, 50, Osgood, died at 11:08 a.m. April 8, 2013, at Miami Valley Hospital. [More]
Harold G. Schwieterman, 86, Portland, Ind., passed away April 8, 2013, at Willowbend Living Center in Muncie, Ind. [More]
Local pictures on April 10th, 2013
Subscriber stories on April 10th, 2013
County cancels recycling deal; curbside service may be affected
The cost of recycling bags could rise and curbside services may cease after the county stops subsidizing Ohio Recycling of Chickasaw in June.
Merce
CELINA - City officials are sending a message to the feds: Keep your hands off tax-exempt financing utilized by public bodies.
City council members
Health officials discuss drinking levels in county
WAPAKONETA - In happy times and misery, alcohol appears to be a frequent guest of area residents.
"We celebrate with alcohol and drown our sorrows
Renewable Energy Center
CELINA - Real estate taxes on the city's 60-acre Celina Renewable Energy Center off Meyer Road have jumped 800 percent since the property was rezoned from agriculture to industry.
NEW BREMEN - The search for a new police chief is nearing an end.
Mayor Jeff Pape said two interviews were conducted prior to Tuesday night's council meeting and another took place afterward. Seventeen applications were received.
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Tuesday hired a new boys varsity basketball coach after meeting in executive session for one hour and 25 minutes.
ST. HENRY - A 6-year-old girl struck by a pickup truck in the village on Saturday afternoon has been upgraded from critical to serious condition at Children's Medical Center, Dayton.
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies arrested 12 people and seized 29 grams of heroin with an estimated street value of $2,900 to $4,000, a handgun, ammunition, suspected drugs and assorted paraphernalia during a roundup Tuesday.
COLDWATER - School board members on Tuesday commemorated the retirement of three longtime elementary educators and a veteran maintenance worker.
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CELINA - A medical spa offering treatments for lines and wrinkles and selling professional skin care products opens Monday in Celina.
Ciao! MedSpa,
CELINA - The Celina softball team started its quest for back-to-back Western Buckeye League titles with a dominating performance on Tuesday at Bill Feth Diamond.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Parkway baseball team scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings en route to a 2-1 win over Crestview on Tuesday in Rockford.