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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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The Mercer County Fairgrounds is fast on its way to becoming a year-round venue, fair board manager Cara Muhlenkamp told the Celina Rotary Club on Tuesday.
"We're really trying to take things to the next level and continue to bring new th [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - A 62-year-old St. Marys man on Monday was sentenced to more than 28 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting children.
Roger Bonifas was ordered to serve 338 months - 28 years and two months - in prison during a hearing in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court. He also was labeled a Tier II sex offender, which means he must register his address with local law enforcement every 90 days for the rest of his life. [More]
By Robb Hemmelgarn
MINSTER - With nine starters returning this spring to the lineup card for the Minster Wildcats, head softball coach Scott Robinson holds lofty expectations as the season got underway Tuesday at Four Seasons Park in Minster.
In town were Nicole Driggs' Celina Bulldogs, a team littered with underclassmen up and down the roster, and coming off of a season-opening loss the evening before. [More]
Obituaries on April 2nd, 2014
Eugene Henry Langenkamp, 79, Yorkshire, passed away at 7 a.m. on April 1, 2014, at Briarwood Manor, Coldwater. [More]
Evelyn Louise Price, 91, rural Mendon, died at 3:07 a.m. April 1, 2014, at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home, Van Wert. [More]
Doris Marie Sites, 80, of Rockford, died at 12:55 a.m. April 1, 2014, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Jill Shepherd-Robinson, 52, St. Marys, died March 28, 2014, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on April 2nd, 2014
Subscriber stories on April 2nd, 2014
More than $11M coming to Mercer, Auglaize counties
More than $11 million for projects in Auglaize and Mercer counties was included in the state capital budget signed into law Tuesday by Gov. John Kasich.
MINSTER - Illegal trash dumping has become a hefty problem in town.
Village council members Tuesday night discussed the dumping of trash at local homes by out-of-town residents.
Council members learn new owners plan improvements
ROCKFORD - Rockford Carry Out has been sold and will be expanded into a full-size restaurant.
The village establishment, located at 156 S. Main St.
CELINA - The inaugural Wining About Winter event last month was a success, Kim Nation told members of the Celina Merchants Association Tuesday.
"I'
Trustees cite winter expenses, state cuts
CELINA - Township trustees downsized this summer's paving plans due to costly winter expenses and ongoing state funding cuts.
The projects recently
MINSTER - An 18-year-old Maria Stein man is being held on a $500,000 bond for charges related to a local home invasion Feb. 26.
Austin B. Ball, 213
Family business has century of customer service
MARIA STEIN - Family ties have kept Leugers Insurance Agency in business for a century and current employees hope to keep that legacy alive.
"The p
CELINA - Dr. Jerry Boley brought his heart practice to where his home is.
Boley, board certified in internal medicine and cardiology, recently opened Cardio Terra on Monroe Road, west of Celina. The practice is named after his two loves - heart care and earth.
Leugers' relief effort gives Marion Local its first win
CELINA - Marion Local's Duane Leugers and Celina's Andy Sneddon did their parts for their respective teams.
Leugers (6 2/3 innings) and Sneddon (5 innings) each gave up just a pair of hits in their time on the mounds.
Tuesday's Local Sports Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
and Colin Foster
Parkway had a strong showing as the Panthers won both the boys' and girls' portion of a four-team track meet at the Parkway track on Tuesday.
ROCKFORD - Parkway's Sierra Fent didn't need much help hitting the ball, even though the wind was blowing out at the Panthers' softball diamond on Tuesday afternoon.