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, May 29th, 2014
By Margie Wuebker
CELINA - A decision whether to move the location of the trial of Bryant L. Rhoades - charged in the November 2011 murders of Robert and Colleen Grube - will occur during jury selection, a judge has ruled.
The ruling was one of several defense motions Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham responded to in writing this week in the case of the 23-year-old Union City man who faces a 27-count indictment, including aggravated murder with death penalty specifications. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - Paul Leroy Hoover on Wednesday was ordered to serve at least seven years in prison for the grisly murder of an elderly farmer more than three decades ago.
Visiting Judge Reginald Joseph Routson of Hancock County handed down the maximum [More]
Obituaries on May 29th, 2014
Dallas A. Emans, 87, Celina, died at 4 p.m. May 26, 2014, at his residence.
H [More]
Wilfred J. Klenke, 91, Coldwater, died May 28, 2014, at Briarwood Village.
He [More]
Clarence J. Yackey, 85, Brookville, passed away May 27, 2014.
He is survived [More]
Margaret Highley, Celina, passed away at 12:30 a.m. May 29, 2014, at the Van We [More]
Merle Schuller, 78, St. Marys, died May 29, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, [More]
Marian R. Siefring, 92, New Weston, died May 28, 2014, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on May 29th, 2014
Subscriber stories on May 29th, 2014
Driver ran over cousin while intoxicated at party
CELINA - A 44-year-old Coldwater man will spend at least 60 days in the Mercer County jail for driving over and injuring a cousin while intoxicated at a graduation party in June.
COLDWATER - Mercer Health is kicking off an awareness campaign to prevent infant deaths.
Officials are planning to educate the public at parenting
COLDWATER - Coldwater Village Council members meeting Wednesday gave final approval to a local developer's plan to build 10 single-family homes.
Developer Ray Wenning wants to add to the subdivision on the north edge of the village along Robert Street.
The sounds of music will again fill the air this summer as several area communities host concerts, including events in Celina, Fort Recovery, St. Henry, St. Marys, Minster and New Bremen.
State Tennis Preview
CELINA - The last time Celina was represented at the boys state tennis tournament, Lyndon Johnson was in the White House, The Beatles were beginning their stranglehold on the American music scene and the Cleveland Browns were on the verge of their last NFL World Championship.
Division III Regional Track Meet
TROY - For a select few area athletes, Wednesday was their opportunity to qualify for the state track meet by finishing in the top four in their event. For others, preliminary races were run to determine which athletes would be able to earn their trip on Friday evening.
Division I Regional Track Meet
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's Sam Phares advanced to next week's Division I state track and field meet by qualifying in the pole vault at the regional meet Wednesday at Amherst Steele High School.
Curtain Call
With the Coldwater Cavaliers prepping for this week's Division III regional baseball tournament, former players and coaches occasionally find themsel
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina High School athletic program capped off another strong showing in league play this past school year in winning a second straight Western Buckeye League All-Sports Trophy.