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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Saturday, May 3rd, 2014
Indictment alleges more than $150,000 stolen from churches
By Kathy Thompson
MINSTER - A former employee of a local Catholic church cluster was indicted Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than $150,000 from the parishes.
Jane M. Boeke, 56, of Minster, was indicted for theft, a third-degree felony, for allegedly taking between $150,000 and $750,000 from the church between Dec. 26, 2001, and May 28, 2013. She pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court. [More]
World of Outlaws at Eldora
By Mike Ernst
ROSSBURG - A year ago at this time, Shane Stewart didn't know what his sprint car racing career had in store for him.
Six months later, he signed a contract to sign a contract with a new team being put together by NASCAR Rookie of the Year contender Kyle Larson and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitor Justin Marks. [More]
Obituaries on May 3rd, 2014
Greg Binkley, 65, Spencerville, died in his sleep May 1, 2014, at his residence after a short illness. [More]
Vera I. Nolan, 95, St. Marys, died at 1:45 p.m. May 2, 2014, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Louis P. Ahrns, 57, Fort Loramie, died 3:30 p.m. May 1, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Eunice Fritz, 91, Celina, died May 2, 2014, at The Gardens at St. Henry.
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Local pictures on May 3rd, 2014
Subscriber stories on May 3rd, 2014
Second Auglaize County nest reported; five nesting eagle pairs in area
The area's bald eagle population keeps rising.
St. Marys resident Jill Bowers, who has monitored the area's eagles since 1996, recently confirmed a second bald eagle nest in Auglaize County; she reported the first nest last year.
Primary 2014
Election officials will launch a new, countywide voting procedure Tuesday they hope will reduce waiting times at the polls.
After a successful pilo
Mother died, father was wounded
VAN WERT - A 48-year-old woman pleaded guilty Friday to shooting to death her mother and wounding her father in November.
Tamara Menke of Ohio City
CELINA - Tyler Slusser credits his parents and his time in the U.S. Marine Corps for his drive to graduate today from Rhodes State College as an honor student.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys baseball coach Jeff Dieringer didn't get much sleep Thursday night after a disappointing loss to Western Buckeye League foe Shawnee.
New Bremen Cardinal Track Invitational
NEW BREMEN - For the first time, New Bremen hosted the Cardinal Invitational on a Friday night instead of the standard daytime Saturday time slot.
CELINA - The Celina Bulldogs put themselves into a hole in the first inning and could not dig out as Van Wert came away with a 10-6 win in Western Buckeye League softball action at Bill Feth Field on Friday.
Coldwater pitcher tosses two-hit shutout against Fort Recovery
FORT RECOVERY - State-ranked Coldwater extended its winning streak to 17 games and moved to 3-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play by beating state-ranked Fort Recovery 7-0 behind Derek Thobe's two-hitter.
Friday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
Celina set the stage for a winner-take-all match for the Western Buckeye League boys tennis regular season title today in beating Van Wert 3-2 on Friday at the Booster Club Tennis Complex.