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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Monday, May 4th, 2015
Local residents reflect on dark day in nation's history during Vietnam War
By David Giesige
May 4, 1970, was a beautiful spring day and Kent State University students were going about their daily lives.
Final exams were approaching, and after a long weekend of war protests, students were ready to hit the books, take tests and head home. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
FORT RECOVERY - Runs were piling up during Saturday's softball doubleheader between Coldwater and Fort Recovery.
In the opening game, a rescheduled MAC contest, the Cavaliers scored eight runs over the first two innings and picked up a 13-2 win in six innings for their third conference win of the season. [More]
Obituaries on May 4th, 2015
Betty J. (Sweitzer) Nagel, age 81, of E. Front Street, New Bremen, passed away [More]
Donna Lea Monty was born June 4, 1929 and passed peacefully from this earth April 30, 2015 at 6:30 P.M. at the Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. [More]
Hildegard (Hilde) Campbell died April 24, 2015, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 27, 1930 in Eschenau, Germany. Her husband, Arlo, preceded her in death. [More]
Robert Lee Jacobs, 75, Celina, died at 10:51 a.m. May 2, 2015, at Mercer County [More]
Mary H. Little, 97, Celina, died on May 3, 2015, at Miller Place in Celina.
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Joan Opal Miller, 59, of Spencerville, went home to be with Jesus at 11:23 a.m., Sat. May 2, 2015, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Margaret Sliwinski, 89, of Carthagena passed away at 1:58 P.M. on May 3, 2015 at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Local pictures on May 4th, 2015
Subscriber stories on May 4th, 2015
Fort prehistoric artifacts exhibit draws enthusiasts
FORT RECOVERY - One day in 1963, an 8-year-old boy was chasing a seed sack across his family's farm field in Indiana when he stumbled upon an artifact.
CELINA - Local law-enforcement officials are concerned about the effects of Gov. John Kasich's new statewide standards for police agencies.
Kasich signed an executive order Thursday creating a panel to set standards for all law-enforcement departments in areas such as training and use of force.
CELINA - Residents will have a chance to see the clean- up efforts of the Grand Lake watershed.
The Lake Improvement Association is offering a tour of the watershed including a local farm exhibiting best-management practices regarding manure.
COLUMBUS - Daily Standard staff writer Amy Kronenberger's 2014 series of articles exploring the controversies surrounding the Common Core educational standards was honored Sunday at the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors newspaper competition.
Decision 2015
Voters will face several issues in Mercer and Auglaize counties when the polls open for Tuesday's special election.
Polls open in both counties at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Although not drafted over the weekend, Eric Lefeld will have a chance to continue his goal of playing professional football.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina scored five runs in the top of the third inning and then added seven more in the sixth to beat Kenton 12-5 in a rescheduled Western Buckeye League baseball game on Saturday.