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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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Local districts adapt to changes
By Jared Mauch
The time spent on required school testing will be cut by up to half this year after the state adopted a different test from the one used last year.
Districts this year will use the American Institutes of Research tests for third through 12th grades after administering the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers assessments last year. The switch will drastically decrease the amount of time spent on standardized testing, according to Ohio Department of Education. [More]
By Dave Stilwell
MARIA STEIN - Once again, an early deficit failed to rattle St. Henry.
The Redskin spikers dropped the first set to Marion Local at The Hanger Thursday night but charged back to post a 20-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-14 victory over the Flyers to remain undefeated at 17-0 and 6-0 in the Midwest Athletic Conference. [More]
Obituaries on October 2nd, 2015
Mary Ann Wenning age 88 of Maria Stein, Ohio died at 8:25 PM on Wednesday September 30, 2015 at Elmwood Assisted Living Center. [More]
Mary J. Zimmerman, 79, St. Marys, OH died 11:06 p.m. Wednesday September 30, 2015 at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Local pictures on October 2nd, 2015
Subscriber stories on October 2nd, 2015
Local districts adapt to changes
Mercer County schools are preparing for the addition of a gifted indicator to Ohio Department of Education's district report cards.
Mercer County
WAPAKONETA - Commissioners from Auglaize, Allen and Shelby counties are considering further legal action to spur a contractor to complete the long-running Auglaize River log removal project.
ST. MARYS - A fire that spread to the roof of an automotive wheel manufacturing plant forced the evacuation of dozens of employees Thursday night.
ST. MARYS - The Memorial High School Alumni Foundation Hall of Fame tonight will induct three new members for academic and athletic achievement and service to schools.
CELINA - A Greenville man on Thursday was sentenced to 20 years in prison for engaging in sexual conduct with children in 2008 and 2009.
Christophe
The Ohio Attorney General's Office is sending checks to Mercer County and several area communities after accusing two large rock salt distributors of illegal activity.
Threats have been made to St. Marys Middle School and Wapakoneta Middle School over the last two days.
The St. Marys Police Department was notified
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen volleyball team displayed the heart of a champion in spurts on Thursday.
But when you're playing against the defending MAC champion Coldwater Cavaliers, heart only takes you so far.
CELINA - The Celina volleyball team rebounded from a tough loss on Tuesday to improve to 4-1 in Western Buckeye League play with a 25-22, 25-15, 25-23 win over Wapakoneta on Thursday night at the Intermediate School gym.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway's Hayden Lyons and Marion Local's Derek Platfoot advance to the Division III boys golf district tournament next week after posting two of the three lowest individual scores at the sectional at Hawthorne Hills in Lima on Thursday.
Travis Stemler, Brian Ruhlman, Kyle Strickler and Tyler Nicely won UMP Modified feature races as the DIRTcar Fall Nationals got underway Thursday night at Eldora Speedway.