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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Friday, February 7th, 2014
State law prompts Celina, St. Marys to make change
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - The flashing strobe lights in traffic signals in St. Marys and Celina have been removed to comply with Ohio law.
St. Marys Law Director Kraig Noble on Wednesday recommended the immediate removal of three strobe lights in the city limit [More]
By Nancy Allen
One of three Kansas brothers who became instant stars with popular YouTube videos about farming will speak at the inaugural Mercer County Ag Day on April 15.
Greg Peterson will be the featured presenter at the event at the Mercer County Fairgrounds, according to Wright State University-Lake Campus professor Greg Homan, who made the announcement during Thursday's monthly agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina. [More]
By Bruce Monnin
NEW BREMEN - It has been a busy week for the New Bremen Lady Cardinals.
On Monday night they lost to Fort Recovery after four overtime periods and then suffered another defeat on Tuesday at Spencerville.
For the Cardinals' third game in four days, they hosted Marion Local, the state's 10th-ranked team in Division IV. [More]
Obituaries on February 7th, 2014
Edna M. Prenger, 91, Minster, died shortly after 3 a.m. Feb. 4, 2014, at Versai [More]
Cathy Jo Prenger, 50, Celina, passed away at 7:20 p.m. Feb. 5, 2014, at her home with her family. [More]
Carol Dunlap-Reis, 70, Wapakoneta, died Feb. 6, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Cen [More]
Local pictures on February 7th, 2014
Subscriber stories on February 7th, 2014
CELINA - Former police chief Dave Slusser's ongoing saga to reclaim his job will enter the public arena next week in what may be a four-day hearing featuring testimony from several key city employees.
CELINA - A combination of aging infrastructure and penetrating frost is taxing the time and resources of city crews who this week alone responded to five water main breaks.
More than $12 million in federal conservation money has funded practices designed to stem nutrient runoff into Grand Lake since 2008.
Steve McDevi
CELINA - City officials must decide whether to continue making some residents pay for sidewalk improvements or pick up the tab for everybody, council president Jason King said.
ST. MARYS - Bad wiring was blamed on a house fire Thursday afternoon along U.S. 33, west of the city.
No injuries were reported. The owner and sole occupant of the ranch-style home, Margaret Chiles, safely exited the dwelling after summoning firefighters at 2:23 p.m.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
New Knoxville's Haley Horstman had a historical night as the Rangers made it 13 wins in a row by defeating Fort Recovery 58-34 on Thursday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
COLDWATER - Minster got the hot shooting hand in the second quarter and the Wildcats capped their Midwest Athletic Conference schedule with a 58-46 win over a short-handed Coldwater squad on Thursday at The Palace.
ROCKFORD - After a back-and-forth first half, St. Henry took control in the third quarter and the Redskins defeated Parkway 48-37 on Thursday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action in Rockford.
Last Curtain Call
With a couple of teams advancing to the state basketball tournament and the emergence of its first era of big-time scorers like Kerry Myers, Tom Bryan, Ron Niekamp, Ken Heiby, Bob Howell and Jon Shindollar, the 1960s were very kind to Mercer County boys' basketball.
The Parkway High School Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducting two new members on Saturday, Feb. 8, when the Panthers host Lima Perry. A ceremony between the jayvee and varsity basketball games will honor Shawnette (Byer) Metzger and Neil Schaffner.