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, February 13th, 2014
Mercer among top recipients of state funds for lending
By Shelley Grieshop
Government red tape nearly discouraged two Coldwater women from pursuing a county loan for the business of their dreams.
In the end, the financial advantage of the revolving loan with its inviting 3 percent interest rate balanced the negative, said April Braun and Sandy Sutter, co-owners of K-9 Clubhouse. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Former police chief Dave Slusser believes Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel was harboring ill feelings against him for some time.
During the second day of a public hearing to determine whether the ex-chief should get his job back, Slusser, who was fired by safety service director Tom Hitchcock on June 14 for alleged misconduct in office, testified to a computer incident in which city files were accessed. [More]
Division II District Diving
By Gary R. Rasberry
Celina freshman Sawyer Weitzel made a big splash at the Division II district diving competition at Oak Harbor on Wednesday.
Weitzel set a school record for points while capturing the district championship and advancing to next week's state meet in Canton. [More]
Obituaries on February 13th, 2014
Lynn E. Wibbeler, 56, New Bremen, died at 6:27 a.m. Feb. 11, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, following an extended illness. [More]
Sam Dixon, 85, Celina, died Feb. 13, 2014, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockfo [More]
Local pictures on February 13th, 2014
Subscriber stories on February 13th, 2014
Sketchy information about an alleged missing woman and another possible suspect in the Grube murder case were raised during a hearing Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
COLDWATER - The chamber of commerce on Wednesday evening honored citizens and businesses that made the village a better place to live the past year.
Janet and Ralph Gels of The Gels Home, an assisted living facility, were chosen as citizens of the year.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys Memorial High School likely will return to a semester system next school year after a two-year trial with a trimester schedule.
NEW BREMEN - A community meeting is set for 7 p.m. April 23 to discuss the school district's 1 percent continuing income tax levy on the May ballot.
The event - to be held in the New Bremen High School auditorium - was scheduled by board members meeting Wednesday night.
NEW BREMEN - Two people were injured and traffic was snarled for about an hour following an accident at a busy intersection in the village Wednesday morning.
MINSTER  - Although both teams showed signs of fatigue after playing four games within the last 7-8 days, Minster used a great defensive effort with some pin-point shooting from three-point range to knock off Troy, 47-31 on Wednesday night at Wildcat Gymnasium.
The annual matchup between St. Henry and Fort Recovery has a lot of excitement already built in as the teams renew pleasantries at Fort Site Fieldhouse Friday night.
COLDWATER - The wide-open spaces of Big Sky country suits Christina Seas just fine.
The Coldwater distance specialist signed a national letter-of-intent with the University of Montana on Tuesday, joining a solid Division I program for cross country and track and field.
COLDWATER - After helping Coldwater to back-to-back regional tournament appearances, Kelsey Rammel will move on to play volleyball collegiately at national junior college power Columbus State.
It's a good news, bad news situation right now for Celina's boys basketball team.
First the bad news.
After an 11-3 start to the season, Celina has hit a slump recently, losing three of the last four games.