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, July 2nd, 2014
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - The longtime director of Mercer County Job and Family Services will retire in August.
Dale Borger, 60, who has led the agency for more than 26 years, this week submitted a letter of resignation to county commissioners, who formally accepted it Tuesday. [More]
By Kathy Thompson
ROCKFORD - Village officials on Tuesday night discussed underage youth illegally driving four-wheelers in town.
Mayor Amy Joseph told council members she is tired of fielding complaints about the issue.
"These kids are getting out of control," she said. "All they're doing is riding around town."
Police Chief Paul May was not at the meeting but this morning told The Daily Standard he has received about three complaints of underage four-wheel drivers in the past three weeks. [More]
Obituaries on July 2nd, 2014
Rosella M. Gast, 85, Coldwater, died June 27, 2014, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Fr. John Behen, C.PP.S., 93, died at 8:30 p.m. June 30, 2014, in the infirmary of St. Charles Center, Carthagena. He had been in failing health. [More]
Rita Craft, 59, Celina, died at 3:56 a.m. July 1, 2014, at Heartland of Centerville, Centerville. [More]
Don Lee Hilgeman, 79, St. Marys and Holmes Beach, Fla., died at 6:05 a.m. June 27, 2014, at his residence in St. Marys. [More]
Irene M. Bender, Carthagena, died July 1, 2014, at her home.
Services are pen [More]
Local pictures on July 2nd, 2014
Subscriber stories on July 2nd, 2014
WAPAKONETA - Heritage Trails Park District officials will seek to place a new levy on the Nov. 4 ballot in Auglaize County.
Park district director
MINSTER - Village council members Tuesday night unanimously agreed to begin paying approximately $623,852 to American Municipal Power due to a partnership in a scrapped plan to construct a coal-fired power plant in Meigs County.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the purchase of $21,552 worth of equipment for three sheriff's vehicles.
The funds to be paid to Statewide Ford for items such as roof lights and cameras also cover installation, according to a letter from Sheriff Jeff Grey to commissioners.
CELINA - Organizers of the upcoming Taste of Celina discussed options if the outdoor event is hampered by inclement weather.
Several suggestions we
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools Board of Education members last week accepted teacher resignations and closed out the fiscal year during a special 5-minute session.
Local woman opens Oh Pretty Please
CELINA - A penchant for accessorizing her daughter's hair has blossomed into a complete boutique for Krystal Dues.
"I started making hair stuff when she was a baby," Dues said of her daughter, Makayla, who's now 7.
ACME District 4 Tournament: St. Henry Sectional
ST. HENRY - Parkway scored an early run and used solid pitching and defense to keep Celina from countering as the Panthers earned a spot in the District 4 tournament with a 6-0 win over the Bulldogs in the St. Henry sectional loser's bracket final at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
CELINA - Just looking at the offensive statistics, one may think that Grand Lake narrowly defeated the Cincinnati Steam Tuesday night at Montgomery Field as the Mariners had more hits and more extra base hits.
ACME District 4 Tournament: Minster Sectional
MINSTER - Most of the time, a one-hitter by a pitcher is good enough to get the win.
But as the Cincinnati Reds displayed in Monday's loss to the San Diego Padres, it doesn't always happen that way.