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, July 30th, 2013
Law enforcement seeks tips from public
By Margie Wuebker
Celina firefighters and police officers responded to a rash of suspicious vehicle fires early this morning at residences in the northeast part of the city.
Arson is suspected.
The first 911 call came in at 5:30 a.m. today from the 1600 block of Queensbury Drive with a second fire report 13 minutes later from the 1000 block of Kensington Court. Someone also reported a smouldering fire in vehicle along Meadowview Drive shortly before 10 a.m. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Board of education members voted Monday night to seek the renewal of a 0.2-mill recreation levy in November.
Treasurer Laura Klosterman said the current levy expires at the end of the year. If approved by voters the district will collect $12,349 annually for five years. [More]
Obituaries on July 30th, 2013
Marjorie C. Stephenson, 75, Celina, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 9:25 a.m. July 28, 2013. [More]
Kenneth J. Kramer, 69, of rural Wapakoneta, died unexpectedly July 28, 2013, at his family farm. [More]
Owen Daniel Roessner, son of Tom and Janelle Brackman Roessner, Coldwater, was stillborn on July 28, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital. [More]
Baird A. Krueger, 82, Granville, died July 26, 2013, at Kindred Care Center in Newark. [More]
James Geis, Wapakoneta, died July 29, 2013, at his residence.
Arrangements ar [More]
Local pictures on July 30th, 2013
Subscriber stories on July 30th, 2013
County prosecutor Matt Fox is requesting a change of venue for the trial of a 33-year-old St. Henry man facing multiple sex charges.
The motion, fi
WAPAKONETA - Nearly 1,000 Auglaize County men who answered the call of duty during the Civil War will be honored at the fair this week.
Historical
ST. MARYS - The low bid to remove asbestos from the former city power plant came in $628,000 below estimate.
All seven bids opened last week came i
Today
• 5 p.m. - Steven's Puppets
• 6:30 p.m. - Harness racing, Moon City Trot, grandstand
• 7:30 p.m. - Triumphant Quartet, gospel ten
The Grand Lake Mariners may be the sixth-seeded team in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League playoffs but Cody Castle is optimistic about his team's chances in the six-team tournament.
GLSCL Honors
The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League announced its individual awards for the 2013 season on Monday and five Grand Lake Mariners earned all-GLSCL honors.
Landowners in parts of Mercer and Auglaize counties and all of Van Wert County in the St. Marys River Watershed can apply for more than $1.5 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funds to help combat toxic blue-green algae blooms that continue to plague western Lake Erie.
Nominations are being accepted for one open seat on each of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) committees for Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Each county committee is comprised of three members who each serve a three-year term. The deadline to nominate candidates is Thursday.