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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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Agribusiness leaders meet to discuss what they need in future employees
By Nancy Allen
Wright State University-Lake Campus this fall will begin offering courses toward associate's and bachelor's degrees in food science.
Professor Greg Homan led a focus group Tuesday at the campus to gather input from area agribusiness leaders on what the new curriculum should include and the skills employees should obtain. [More]
By Robb Hemmelgarn
MINSTER - As Geron Stokes stood beneath a wall of state championship team pictures in the Minster High School office late yesterday afternoon, he pointed toward the photo of the 1989 Division V state championship football team.
"We need a few more of those," smiled the soon-to-be appointed head football coach of the Minster Wildcats. [More]
Obituaries on May 7th, 2013
Nellie C. House, 92, St. Marys, died at 12:15 a.m. May 3, 2013, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, St. Marys. [More]
William H. Frey, 66, New Knoxville, died suddenly at 7:01 p.m. May 5, 2013, in [More]
Kenneth Henschen, 86, New Bremen, died at 7:45 p.m. May 6, 2013, at Heritage Ma [More]
Ralph L. Pohl, 83, Coldwater, died May 5, 2013, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
George Stoner, 88, Celina, died May 6, 2013.
Services are pending at Cisco Fu [More]
William Craft, 61, Celina, died May 6, 2013.
Services are pending at Cisco Fu [More]
Local pictures on May 7th, 2013
Subscriber stories on May 7th, 2013
Anti-poverty group has 30 days to respond to audit
CELINA - The state is questioning a local anti-poverty organization's expenditures of $837,756.53 related to the Home Weatherization Assistance Program, according to an audit released by the Ohio Development Services Agency on Monday.
One defendant adds name, second accepts delay in trial
Two men implicated in connection with the November 2011 murders of Fort Recovery-area residents Robert and Colleen Grube appeared in different courtrooms Monday afternoon.
A Michigan man is headed to prison following an appearance last week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Anthony Bolden Jr., 36, of Jackson, was o
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Village council members meeting in special session Monday afternoon agreed on a new pay rate designed to attract adult park employees.
Mayor Jeff Pape said the previous hourly rate of $7.85 - the current minimum wage - drew only youthful applicants looking for summer jobs.
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies were called to an apparent suicide Monday in the Fort Recovery area.
Gayle D. Johnson, 77, 14919 state Route 49, was found dead inside his home shortly after 4:30 p.m., the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
All Jordan Thompson wanted was a chance to show an NFL team that he could come back from injury and make a successful return to football.
The Kansa
ST. HENRY - Parkway's softball team found its offense the second time through the batting order and the Panthers rolled to a 7-0 win over St. Henry on Monday in Midwest Athletic Conference action at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Bremen's softball team showcased a consistent offensive effort by scoring at least one run in every inning en route to a 14-6 Midwest Athletic Conference win over Marion Local on Monday at the Flyer Athletic Complex in Maria Stein.
As years go by, mother becomes like daughter and daughter, mother
CELINA - Virginia "Ginny" Euchert recalls a time when dandelions and tulips magically appeared in a jelly jar on the kitchen table.
"I used to lea