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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Friday, July 10th, 2015
Vernon Hilgefort
Vernon E. Hilgefort, Age 84, Mary St., Fort Loramie (Newport) passed away of natural causes Wednesday afternoon, July 8, 2015, at the Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney, Ohio.
He was born April 8, 1931, in Fort Loramie, Ohio, to the late William and Rose (Poeppelman) Hilgefort. On June 11, 1955, at St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles, Vern married "Margie" Margaret (Drees) Hilgefort who survives.
Also surviving are four children: Karen & Gary Pleiman of Fort Loramie, Vicky & Ron Schulze of Fort Loramie, Jane & Gerry Ulrich of Sidney, and David & Kim Hilgefort of Dublin; fourteen grandchildren: Craig and Eric Pleiman, Leslie Boyer, Janelle Homan, Chad, Ryan, and Jay Schulze, Chris, Scott, Gayle and Matthew Ulrich, Kyle, Casey and Drew Hilgefort; twelve great-grandchildren; four siblings: Clete Hilgefort of Versailles, Edna & Eugene Ahlers of St. Marys, Eileen Ahlers of Fort Loramie, Phyllis & Les Sherman of Minster; sisters & brothers-in-law: Joyce Hilgefort of Minster, Urban & Pauline Drees of Yorkshire, Eileen Schulze, Lois Drees, Carl & Linda Drees, Alvin & Karen Drees, Edna Batty, and Pat & Bud Wright, all of Versailles.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Lester Hilgefort; sisters & brothers-in-law: Audrey Hilgefort, Paul Ahlers, Rita Drees, Merv Schulze, Paul Drees and Keith Batty.
A 1949 graduate of Fort Loramie High School, Mr. Hilgefort then served in the US Army during the Korean War. In 1993, Vern retired from Piqua Wheel Alignment & Body Shop where he had been an auto mechanic. He was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church and the Fort Loramie American Legion Post 355. Vern enjoyed his family and all of the family's fix-it projects. He also enjoyed country music, Reds baseball and playing cards. Over the years he played cards with several card clubs.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Newport with Rev. Steven Shoup presiding. Interment will follow at Sts. Peter & Paul Church Cemetery with military honors by the American Legion.
Friends may call Monday 3:00 to 8:00 PM and Tuesday 9:00 to 10:00 AM at Gehret Funeral Home, 64 Elm St., Fort Loramie. Memorials may be made to the charity of donor's choice. Condolences may be expressed at www.gehretfuneralhome.com.
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