Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Darke County in west central Ohio... Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 822 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Monroe to Redkey, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, North Dayton, and Maria Stein.
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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:26PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 826 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Lakeview, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Patterson, Dola, Huntersville, Pfeiffer, Big Springs, and State Route 195 at State Route 235.
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Friday, December 19th, 2014
Ball State official talks to village, school representatives
By William Kincaid
FORT RECOVERY - Ball State University archaeologist Chris Thompson hopes to gain the support of several village organizations to boost her department's chance of winning a $50,000 federal grant to design interpretive signs detailing the historical battles waged in the area. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
WAPAKONETA - A Celina resident was named local Trooper of the Year and is a candidate for the statewide award.
Trooper Steven G. Posada was selected as the 2014 Trooper of the Year at the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. He also won the Piqua District Trooper of the Year award, which makes him eligible for the state competition. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Celina gave Bath all it could handle in the first half of Thursday's WBL girls basketball game, with the Bulldogs holding a three-point lead on the unbeaten Wildkittens.
Bath found its shooting touch in the second half and pulled away from a determined Celina bunch to pick up the 58-42 win at the Fieldhouse. [More]
Obituaries on December 19th, 2014
Grace Irene Boley, 88, Celina, and formerly of Wabash, passed away on the evening of Dec. 17, 2014, at Celina Manor Nursing Home, Celina. [More]
Joyce E. Krites, 70, St. Marys, died at 5:55 a.m. Dec. 18, 2014, at St. Ritas Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Rose Ann Steinbrunner Smitley, 83, Geneva, Ind., passed away at 11:25 p.m. Dec. 17, 2014, at Chalet Nursing Home, Berne, Ind. [More]
Dr. Shirley A. Williams, 70, Keystone Odessa, Fla., passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, 2014, with her husband by her side. [More]
Marlene M. Puthoff Yaney, 73, Celina, passed away at 4:33 p.m. Dec. 17, 2014, at the Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on December 19th, 2014
Subscriber stories on December 19th, 2014
COLDWATER - Only a few lamps, end tables, rugs and knick-knacks remain inside Gross's Furniture and Floor Co., the sprawling family-owned business on Main Street where loyal customers have shopped for 61 years.
COLDWATER - A local snack-food manufacturer faces more than $58,000 in fines for safety violations prompted by employee injuries.
  The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited Basic Grain Products for two repeated and five serious safety violations.
Local officials say they will continue to help pay the salary of the leader of the watershed protection group.
Abbey Tobe, Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance coordinator, reported the news to the Alliance's board of supervisors at a meeting Thursday.
CELINA - Police officials are warning Celina residents to beware of people stealing holiday packages left outside.
Police chief Tom Wale said someone stole packages from the 600 block of North Sugar Street between 2-4 p.m. Thursday.
COLDWATER - It wasn't pretty by any means, but Marion Local exited the Palace with a 55-41 victory over Coldwater on Thursday night to remain unblemished on the season.
MINSTER - After starting the Midwest Athletic Conference portion of the schedule with tight losses to Versailles and New Knoxville, Minster was starving for a victory in conference play.
Thursday's Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Knoxville outscored Versailles 12-8 in the fourth quarter to rally and beat the Tigers 42-39 in MAC girls basketball action in Darke County.
CARTHAGENA - Becoming a nun wasn't always a sure thing for Precious Blood Sister Martha Bertke.
Bertke, who retired just before Thanksgiving as man