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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Thursday, April 24th, 2014
By Kathy Thompson
ST. MARYS - Grand Lake St. Marys State Park will get a small portion of the $88.5 million the state is spending to modernize parks in the next two years.
A new splash pad for campers as well as shower house upgrades are planned for the local park, according to Sen. Keith Faber, R-Celina. [More]
Curtain Call
By Robb Hemmelgarn
Katie Horstman hasn't paced any sidelines or around the infield of an oval track for nearly two decades, but she is far from forgotten.
In July, the former Minster track and field, cross country, softball, basketball, gymnastics, and volleyball coach will be honored with an induction into the National High School Hall of Fame with a class that includes Ozzie Newsome, Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, and Michael Devereaux. [More]
Obituaries on April 24th, 2014
Patricia Ann "Pattie" Adams, 76, Celina, died at 5 p.m. April 22, 2014, at The Gardens of Celina. [More]
Charles J. "Charlie" Hein, 86, Fort Recovery and Bradenton, Fla., died April 22, 2014, at Brethren Retirement Community, Greenville. [More]
Ronald Lively, 73, Celina, died April 23, 2014, in Lima.
Arrangements are pen [More]
Local pictures on April 24th, 2014
Subscriber stories on April 24th, 2014
Driver had lost license due to earlier OVI conviction
CELINA - A 28-year-old Rockford man faces multiple charges stemming from an alleged alcohol-related traffic accident in August that claimed the life of his friend.
Congress puts off $522,000 in cuts
COLDWATER - Congress again has delayed cutting an annual stipend of more than $500,000 to Mercer Health, chief executive officer Lisa Klenke told the hospital's board of governors Wednesday.
St. Marys board hosts town hall session
ST. MARYS - Common Core Standards were the main topic during Wednesday's town hall meeting led by school board members.
St. Marys resident Corrine Corbett asked school superintendent Shawn Brown and board members to say whether they supported the new state standards.
MONTEZUMA - A Montezuma man has pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges he illegally possessed firearms and ammunition in September.
Timothy Scott Workman, 44, offered the plea Friday in the U.S. District Court in Toledo. He was charged with the two-count indictment April 2.
AUGLAIZE COUNTY - The Grand Lake Drug Task Force and area law enforcement agencies on Monday arrested six people for drug trafficking.
The suspects
CINCINNATI - The adage "the show must go on" applies to rock 'n' roll too.
Craig Finn, frontman of the Brooklyn-based indie rock outfit The Hold Steady, prefaced the band's headlining show Tuesday night at Bogart's by explaining the absence of guitarist Steve Selvidge.
Bath's Reynolds keeps Wildkittens unbeaten in WBL
CELINA - The Bath Wildkittens scored three times in the top of the first, more than enough for Kimmy Reynolds, the reigning Western Buckeye League P
MINSTER - Minster gave Covington a gift in the top of the sixth inning. But the Buccs returned the favor in the bottom half of the inning.
Wednesda
Eldora Preview
After a two year hiatus, Casey Luedeke is back behind the steering wheel of a UMP Modified at Eldora Speedway.
It's not that he hasn't been racing, because he has been a regular at Limaland Motorsports Park for the past 10 years. He has just steered clear of Eldora.
Wednesday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster took advantage of eight Crestview errors as the Wildcats won their seventh straight game and move above .500 for the first time this season with a 10-0 five-inning win over the Knights in Wednesday afternoon baseball action in Convoy.