Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM 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 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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Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Proposed PACE facility at fairgrounds scrapped
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - The state is diverting $1.5 million from a now-defunct plan to build an expo center at the fairgrounds to a new $3 million agriculture and water quality center at Wright State University-Lake Campus.
Mercer County fair officials on Wednesday confirmed the plan to build the $4 million Progressive Agriculture Convention and Education center has been scrapped. Construction of the multipurpose facility was not set to begin until 100 percent of funding was secured. [More]
Curtain Call
By Robb Hemmelgarn
Last Friday evening, the Marion Local community toasted the 1965 football season as members of the team and coaching staff were honored prior to the Flyers' game with St. Henry, all sharing stories with one another of their remarkable season 50 year [More]
Obituaries on October 1st, 2015
Richard "Dick" Moeller, 65, of Rockford, Ohio, died unexpectedly at his home early on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. [More]
Lorraine T. Mowery-Heiland, age 86, of Celina, passed away Tuesday evening, Sep [More]
Barbara Brand Jacobsen, age 63, of Waynesville, OH passed away on Monday, September 28, 2015 following a lengthy illness. [More]
Dale Dennis John "Pete" Sealscott, 70, Celina, OH, passed away on September 30, [More]
Dana L. Piper, 89, Celina, OH, passed away on September 30, 2015, at 11:05 A.M., at Mercer Heath, Coldwater, OH. [More]
Mary Zimmerman, 79, St. Marys, died Sept. 30, 2015, at Lima Memorial Health Sys [More]
Local pictures on October 1st, 2015
Subscriber stories on October 1st, 2015
CELINA - Harbor Life Ministries has paid back in full its revolving loan debt of more than $50,000 with the city.
The nonprofit Norwalk-based organization that first launched its operations in Celina 25 years ago is shutting down, spokesman Bill Rieth told the newspaper on Wednesday.
CELINA - Kremer's Guns LLC, 122 Hamilton St., has temporarily closed its indoor gun range after receiving several citations from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Toledo area office.
WAPAKONETA - A St. Marys man suspected of fleeing the scene of a crash after a high-speed chase through Auglaize and Mercer counties in July has been arrested, according to the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office.
Razz-Eye View
Last weekend, a moment occurred that showed high school sports involve more than just winning or losing.    Coldwater golfer Amanda Schmitmeyer was inv
The Celina football team has been in this spot a few times over the last several years - right in the playoff hunt at the midway point of the season.
Computer Points Breakdown
Unbelievably, we are already halfway through the high school football regular season. Computer points wise, my rule of thumb has always been that a team has to be in the top 16 or have at least half as many points as the eighth-place team in order to have a realistic chance at the playoffs.
The Weekly Area High School Football Preview Section
Two Minute Drill:
VERSAILLES
AT ST. HENRY
Last season: The Tigers denied a game-winning two-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter an