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 8:14PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Logan County in west central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 813 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bluffton to near Wapakoneta, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Uniopolis, Patterson, and Dola.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:00PM EDT until March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 65 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... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, and State Route 116 at State Route 197.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Fort Recovery Local Schools Superintendent Shelly Vaughn has been offered the top position at the Mercer County Educational Service Center.
Vaughn has informally accepted the superintendent's position, ESC board president Melissa Hoying confirmed today. [More]
By David Giesige
NEW BREMEN - The new state budget could present problems for small-business owners in Southwestern Auglaize County, according to Keith Lake, vice president of government affairs for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Lake was the keynote speaker at the 2015 annual Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Faith Alliance Church. [More]
Division II Girls Basketball at Spencerville
By Gary R. Rasberry
SPENCERVILLE - The roller coaster known as the opening game of girls basketball sectional play had two happy riders in Celina and St. Marys by the end of the night.
Celina led early against Napoleon and saw the Wildcats get a lead early in the fourth quarter before coming back for a 41-37 win in the opening game of Tuesday's Division II doubleheader at Spencerville High School. [More]
Obituaries on February 25th, 2015
Evelyn R. Bertke, 86, Maria Stein, died on Feb. 24, 2015, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Jane A. (Lautzenheiser) Case, 66, Bluffton, Ind., passed away at 4:50 p.m. Feb. 23, 2015, at River Terrace Estates, Bluffton. [More]
Carl L. Gariety, 84, Russia, passed away on Feb. 23, 2015, at his residence. [More]
Craig "Frog" A. Ralston, 65, St. Marys, passed peacefully in the arms of Jesus at 1:41 a.m. Feb. 21, 2015, at his residence. [More]
Edward A. Bushman, 78, Columbus and formerly of New Bremen, died in the early morning hours of Feb. 24, 2015, at his residence. [More]
Dr. Richard L. Dobbins, 81, formerly of Celina, died on Feb. 24, 2015, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Laverne Kittle, 85, formerly of Montezuma, died Feb. 24, 2015, at Otterbein Sen [More]
Naomi Rison, 86, St. Marys, died on Feb. 24, 2015, at Joint Township District M [More]
Local pictures on February 25th, 2015
Subscriber stories on February 25th, 2015
More than 200 people attend meeting
ST. HENRY - Opting children out of Common Core-aligned tests is one way the public can fight the standards, an activist with Ohioans Against Common Core told a massive crowd Tuesday night at Romer's Catering.
CELINA - City council members will borrow up to $600,000 on behalf of the municipal court to pay for improved security and renovations to the courtroom and clerk's office in city hall.
CELINA - A Fort Jennings contractor has been chosen to perform erosion control work this year along Beaver Creek.
Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday approved hiring Fenson Contracting, which submitted a bid of $180,257 - the lowest of five received.
CELINA - Lake Facilities Authority members are mulling over allowing some recreational opportunities on land around the Prairie Creek treatment train and the ones planned for Coldwater and Beaver creeks.
CELINA - The city will borrow additional money on behalf of the Bryson Trust Fund to finalize the purchase of two lakeshore-area properties.
Earlie
ST. MARYS - Heritage Trails Park District officials want to establish a nonprofit foundation and hire an administrative assistant.
The district's
Division IV Girls Basketball at Coldwater
COLDWATER - The first round of tournament had been a stumbling block for the St. Henry Redskins the past few seasons.
They, however, put the past behind them on Tuesday night.
Division IV Girls Basketball at Kenton
KENTON - A different sectional tournament venue for the first time in years didn't seem to faze a pair of Midwest Athletic Conference teams that made the long haul to Kenton last night as the Minster Wildcats and New Bremen Cardinals opened the postseason with victories.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway's Tanner Bates edged Perry's Jared Poling in a contest of high scores, but the Commodores handed the Panthers a 70-50 non-conference loss in boys basketball in a rescheduled game from an earlier postponement on Tuesday at Perry High School.