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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Monday, October 28th, 2013
Everyone to face new taxes with Obamacare
By Nancy Allen
Area farmers with private health insurance may have to pay more for coverage under the new Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare.
The ACA law mandates insurance plans provide minimum essential coverage farmers may not have in their private health plans, said Dan Rapp, senior director of health programs development for the Ohio Farm Bureau. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ELIDA - Zack Wilker's goal less than five minutes into the match held up under physical play as St. Marys defeated Elida 1-0 for their first Division II district championship on Saturday at the Elida Middle School.
St. Marys (15-1-3) heads to Graham Soccer Stadium in Findlay on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. for regional semifinal play against Maumee after the Panthers shutout Rossford 3-0 at Toledo Central Catholic on Saturday afternoon. [More]
Obituaries on October 28th, 2013
Robert Eugene High, 77, Rockford, passed away at 3:18 p.m. on Oct. 25, 2013, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Joseph L. Schmitmeyer, 58, state Route 242, Versailles, died at 3:45 p.m. Oct. 25, 2013, at his home. [More]
Opal Pugh, 79, formerly of St. Marys, died Oct. 19, 2013, at her residence in H [More]
Jack D. Kuck, 83, New Knoxville, died at 10:40 a.m. Oct. 27, 2013, at Joint Tow [More]
Justin Perry Forwerck, 32, of Philadelphia, Pa., passed away Oct. 24, 2013, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. [More]
Florence Berning, 92, Hoagland, Ind., died at 8:20 p.m. Oct. 26, 2013, at the Village of Heritage in Monroeville, Ind. [More]
James C. Shauver, 92, formerly of Madison Township Jay County, Ind., passed awa [More]
Local pictures on October 28th, 2013
Subscriber stories on October 28th, 2013
Election November 2013
CELINA - Voters on Nov. 5 will elect two new representatives for city council.
Republican Fred LeJeune is vying with independent candidate Jess King for the Ward 2 seat; Democrat Mark Fleck is going head-to-head with Republican John Lessick for the Ward 3 seat.
Election November 2013
CELINA - Two incumbent Celina City Schools Board of Education members face opposition in the Nov. 5 general election.
Board members Cindy Piper and Matt Gilmore will compete for the two open seats against newcomers Mark Cubberley and Jesse Parete for the four-year terms.
Election November 2013
ROCKFORD - Four candidates will vie for three open seats on the Parkway Local Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 5 election.
Incumbents Tom Lyons and Ryan Thompson will face newcomers Melissa Burtch and Steven Samples. Current school board member Bob Ransbottom is not seeking re-election.
Election November 2013
FORT RECOVERY - Voters on Nov. 5 will decide the fate of two levies - one for storm water control in the village and another for fire protection in the Southwest Mercer Fire District.
Election November 2013
CELINA - A fire protection renewal levy in Jefferson Township and two liquor options in Celina precinct C will be on the Nov. 5 ballot at the general election.
An Indiana man was identified as the victim of a fatal traffic crash Friday afternoon on U.S. 33, east of Celina-Mendon Road.
Terry G. Keck, 52, of South Bend., Ind., was pronounced dead at the scene by Mercer County Coroner Dr. Timothy Heinrichs.
Regional Cross Country at Tiffin
TIFFIN - It was a little bit cold and very windy, but for the first time in three years local runners had a dry course to work with at the regional cross country race at Tiffin.
Division II Volleyball District at Leipsic
LEIPSIC - Celina's volleyball team faced some adversity for the first time in the postseason during Saturday's Division II district championship match at Leipsic High School.
Division II Girls Soccer District at Elida
ELIDA - This time around, Bath and Celina were not going to leave the soccer pitch tied.
Bekah Carr's goal 4 1/2 minutes into overtime allowed the
KALIDA - Earlier this season Coldwater's volleyball team defeated Liberty-Benton in a three-game classic in the championship match of the season-open