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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Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Ohio proposal similar to rules in watershed
By Shelley Grieshop
COLUMBUS - Ohio senators on Wednesday approved statewide regulations for fertilizer runoff to protect inland lakes, including Grand Lake.
Senate Bill 150, introduced in May, now heads to the Ohio House for review and approval. If passed, Ohio would be the first state in the nation to have such legislation, according to bill co-sponsor Sen. Cliff Hite, R-Findlay, who represents portions of Auglaize County. [More]
Wrestling Team Regional Tournament Roundup
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's wrestling team earned two quarterfinal victories on Wednesday night at The Palace to advance to the Division III regional semifinals of the state wrestling team tournament.
The Cavaliers opened with a 45-24 win over Paulding before defeating Wayne Trace 45-26. [More]
Last Curtain Call
By Robb Hemmelgarn
Carson Cheek never goes anywhere without packing a story or two on a wide variety of topics.
Engage him on something as simple as a track meet from the early 1980s and the 1965 Rockford High School graduate could energetically speak for an hour about it as well as a host of spinoffs from one simple event. [More]
Obituaries on January 23rd, 2014
Dwight H. Thompson, 75, Greenville, passed away in the early morning of Jan. 21, 2014, at the Village Green Healthcare Center, Greenville. [More]
Judy Ann Welch, 59, of Celina, passed away of natural causes at 11:25 p.m. Jan. 18, 2014, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on January 23rd, 2014
Subscriber stories on January 23rd, 2014
Bobcats claim title at first ever county tournament
ROCKFORD - Brent Schlater loves the Bengals and his brother, Zack, loves to watch movies.
They, along with 14 other players on the Mercer County Ch
ST. HENRY - A rural St. Henry home was destroyed by fire Wednesday night despite efforts by nine area fire departments that battled the blaze and bitter cold temperatures.
Board of governors approves pay raises
COLDWATER - The hospital's campus may see a change in the coming months.
Mercer County Community Hospital's board of governors on Wednesday approved seeking bids to tear down the annex building, the former home of the Sisters of Mercy nuns who worked at the hospital more than 50 years ago.
CELINA - Another Republican candidate will try to fill a soon-to-be vacant seat for Mercer County Commissioner.
Jeff Buschor of Celina on Wednesday
A Celina man sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of beating another man in 2011 is seeking early release.
Alex Hirn, 27, dur
A Celina woman who spent nearly a year in prison for the drug-related death of her boyfriend in 2010 was granted early judicial release last week by a Mercer County Common Pleas Court judge.
A Mendon man was sentenced to three years of community control Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to one count of attempted sexual conduct, a felony of the fourth-degree.
ST. MARYS - A St. Marys man suspected of delivering heroin to the area from Dayton was arrested Tuesday evening following a traffic stop.
Scott Neace, 41, of Dickman Drive, was charged with heroin possession. He remains in the Auglaize County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
Celina has been playing its best basketball of the season as of late and will be aiming to extend its current winning streak on Friday night when the Bulldogs travel to Murotech Court to renew the Grand Lake rivalry against St. Marys.
Fort Recovery's boys basketball team is hoping to extend their strong start to the season when the Indians travel to Coldwater on Friday for a Midwest Athletic Conference confrontation against the Cavaliers at The Palace.