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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Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
Reports of three children possibly falling through ice prove erroneous
By William Kincaid
ST. MARYS - A search and rescue mission Monday for three children believed to have fallen through the ice on Grand Lake had a happy ending.
After more than two hours, the search by scores of emergency personnel was called off when it was determined no one had fallen through the ice along the north shore of a beach in Grand Lake St. Marys State Park, according to St. Marys Township Fire Chief Chad Hicks. [More]
Celina's new all-time scoring leader looking to help team win WBL championship
By Gary R. Rasberry
Like most youngsters, Ryan Hoyng hopes to emulate his favorite Celina basketball players.
Saturday night in Coldwater, Hoyng passed his favorite player, Tim Homan, to become the all-time leading scorer in Celina history with a 29-point performance in the Bulldogs' 51-45 win over the Cavaliers. [More]
Obituaries on January 20th, 2015
Luke Francis Borger, 102, formerly of Celina, died peacefully at home Jan. 3, 2015. [More]
Ethel M. Hesse, 83, Mendon, died at 6:20 p.m. Jan. 18, 2015, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Marcella M. Larger, 93, Dayton and formerly of St. Henry, passed away Jan. 17, 2015, at The Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Donald E. Thees, 82, Celina, died at 8:48 a.m. Jan. 18, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on January 20th, 2015
Subscriber stories on January 20th, 2015
Fees would replace lost state funding
FORT RECOVERY - Several Mercer County communities are considering adding permissive tax levies on license plates to make up for lost local government funding from the state.
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - The city's streets and sidewalks committee members on Monday night said they will consider recommending council suspend a newly enacted vicious dog ordinance that targets pit bulls.
Project likely will cost $30,000 less than estimate
FORT RECOVERY - An emergency project to shore up the banks of the village's two sanitary sewer lagoons was completed Monday and likely will cost about $30,000 less than the $95,000 estimate.
Razz-Eye View
Among the inductees to the Parkway Athletic Hall of Fame who will be honored on Saturday is Mike Schumm.    "Spank," as he is lovingly known, has been
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater girls' bowling team captured the team championship at the Pioneer Classic Bowling Tournament hosted by Temple Christian held Monday at Westgate Lanes in Lima.
State designates 11 operations century farms
Eleven farms in Mercer and Auglaize counties are among 104 century and bicentennial farms designated statewide Century Farms by the Ohio Department of Agriculture in 2014.