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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Thursday, June 6th, 2013
Local police officers, deputies receive simulator training
By Margie Wuebker
A fraction of a second can determine whether a law enforcement officer returns home safely from work.
That is the message Ohio Police Officers Training Academy instructors John Reedy and Ryan Born are sharing this week with deputies and police officers from throughout the area. [More]
By Betty Lawrence
Eunice Profit, currently residing at Colonial Nursing Center in Rockford, is marking her 100th birthday today.
She was born June 6, 1913, near Spencerville, to Grover and Viola Bowersock.
Her parents were farmers and Eunice also married a farmer [More]
By Mike Ernst
When Shane Clanton took the checkered flag after dominating last year's running of the $100,000 to-win Dirt Late Model Dream, he became the seventh different winner in the racing circuit's richest event.
Clanton also placed his name in exclusive [More]
Obituaries on June 6th, 2013
Urban A. Buschur Jr., 81, New Bremen, died at 12:10 a.m. June 6, 2013, at Joint [More]
Vivian M. Davis, 87, Rockford, died at 12:20 p.m. June 4, 2013, at Colonial Nursing Center in Rockford. [More]
Deacon Dr. Mark Anthony D'Eramo, 63, of Tyler, Texas, was born to eternal life on June 1, 2013, following a long and gallant battle with cancer. [More]
Ruth A. Makley-Huwer, 92, formerly of St. Marys, died at 1:30 p.m. June 4, 2013, at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. [More]
Ruth L. Jacobs, 92, Celina, died June 3, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Margaret Ida Bischoff Koppelman, 98, died peacefully on May 30, 2013, at Kingston Memory Care in Sylvania. [More]
Jeanne C. Jones, 89, passed away unexpectedly June 3, 2013, at Stoney River Assisted Living in Weston, Wis. [More]
Arthur F. "Red Man" Orr Jr., 91, formerly of St. Marys, died May 31, 2013, at his residence in Chelmsford, Mass. [More]
Local pictures on June 6th, 2013
Subscriber stories on June 6th, 2013
MINSTER - Improvements to Minster Machine Company Centennial Park - the scene of summer concerts and the annual Oktoberfest - are under consideration.
The case of convicted murderer Mark Wangler is headed to federal court following a decision handed down Wednesday by the Ohio Supreme Court.
Wangle
ST. MARYS - A St. Marys native and teacher will step into the assistant principal position for next school year.
John Meinerding, Memorial High Sch
MINSTER - Local officials hope to make safety improvements to school routes before classes resume in August.
The village and Minster Local Schools were awarded a $102,000 grant by the Ohio Department of Transportation but the money will not be available until July 1, 2015.
WAPAKONETA - A 43-year-old Wapakoneta man was killed and his passenger seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon at state Route 501 and Wapakoneta-Buckland Road.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Red Cross Director Ken Cline has announced he will resign after only 18 months on the job.
Cline, whose last day is Fr
A Celina man is heading to prison for 58 months after pleading guilty to three cases involving burglary, breaking and entering, counterfeit controlled substances and unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance.
FORT RECOVERY - Just mention The Doors - or maybe Grace Slick - to Tom Everhart and the long-silver-haired DJ with the horseshoe mustache becomes animated and begins to chatter.
State Track Meet Preview
COLUMBUS - This weekend's state track meet at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus will feature a total of 35 local competitors (20 girls and 15 boys).
Eldora Speedway's $100,000 to-win Dirt Late Model Dream and the prestigious World 100 are arguably the two biggest events in Dirt Late Model racing and annually draw large crowds.
CELINA - First-year Grand Lake Mariners manager Cody Castle saw a lot of good things when his team took the field for the first time on Wednesday.