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 8th, 2015
Traffic flow meets standards in area of Menards, Walmart
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A traffic study of Havemann Road and the access road between Walmart and Menards supports putting a traffic signal at the intersection, city safety service director Tom Hitchcock said.
A follow-up study of the intersection of Myers Road and Meadowview Drive, however, does not justify a traffic signal based on Ohio Department of Transportation guidelines, Hitchcock said. [More]
Computer Points Breakdown
By Bruce Monnin
We are reaching the point of the season when it is almost time that certain teams can be declared to have locked up a playoff spot or to have been mathematically eliminated from postseason consideration. We are also reaching the time of year when what appear to be the big games are not necessarily the most important games for teams trying to reach the playoffs. [More]
Obituaries on October 8th, 2015
Mary E. Dixon, age 83 of Celina, passed away at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday Oct. 7, 2015 at the Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Bruce Goodenough, beloved husband of 65 years to Beverly (Beidelschies) Goodenough passed away on October 6, 2015 at the age of 88. [More]
Kathleen M. Jamieson, 77, St. Marys, died at 3:40 p.m. Oct. 6, 2015, at Wapakoneta Manor nursing home, Wapakoneta. [More]
Local pictures on October 8th, 2015
Subscriber stories on October 8th, 2015
Heavy rains expected to curb local yields
Favorable weather the last few weeks has put farmers ahead of schedule with the fall harvest, local agriculture officials said.
Though that's good news, heavy rains and flooding earlier in the growing season will likely result in some financial losses.
FORT RECOVERY - Work has started on a half million dollar expansion project at JR Manufacturing that will likely lead to new jobs.
The manufacturer
MINSTER - The Third District Court of Appeals in Lima has upheld an Auglaize County Common Pleas Court judge's decision that a former police officer
VAN WERT - A 27-year-old St. Marys man on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to sex-related charges after allegedly trying to meet with a 13-year-old in a city park last month.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections personnel are performing final checks and calibrations on voting equipment as Election Day approaches
Curtain Call
At any other school during any other era, Tom Hoying would have been a legitimate four-year starter at quarterback.
At St. Henry in the early 1990
Officials Clay, Morris enjoying experience in Big Ten
This is the second installment in a periodical series about officiating. The second part looks at two of the more successful football officials in Northwest Ohio, Joel Clay and Dennis Morris, both of whom worked their way from the high school ranks to the Big Ten.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls golf team wrapped up its season with an eighth-place finish at the Division I sectional golf tournament on Wednesday at Sycamore Springs in Arlington.
Big winning streaks. Big-time playmakers. Big stakes. Big crowd. An exceptionally big 50-50 pot.
It's hard to find a word other than "big" to quantify the significance of Friday's Marion Local-Coldwater game at Cavalier Stadium.
It has been several years since the Battle of Grand Lake has meant more than just bragging rights between the rivals from Celina and St. Marys.
Eve
The Weekly Area High School Football Preview Section
Two Minute Drill:
MINSTER
AT FORT RECOVERY
Last season: The Minster defense stopped Fort Recovery near the goal line and held on for a 28-23 victory on Homecoming night. Evan Huelsman's four-yard touchdown run in the second half proved to be the game-winner for the Wildcats.