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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Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
By Jared Mauch
MINSTER - The cost of improving the wastewater and water treatment plants may be about $400,000 less than city officials had expected.
Village council members at Tuesday's meeting approved bids for a centrifuge sludge filter at the wastewater treatment plant and for a new membrane filter at the water treatment plant. [More]
By Claire Giesige
FORT RECOVERY - He's an insurance sales manager by day, paranormal investigator by night.
Alex Meiring, a Fort Recovery native who lives in Columbus with his wife, Krista, is a member of Dark Alley Paranormal Investigators. The ghost hunting team has four locations in the U.S., including one in Columbus. [More]
Obituaries on October 21st, 2015
Fr. Emil Schuwey, C.PP.S., died at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, in t [More]
Pamela Kay (PK) Smith - age 64 of Hamilton, Ohio passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015. [More]
Eva Jane Arnett Hennessey, 83, formerly of Celina, died at 10:15 p.m. Oct. 19, [More]
Local pictures on October 21st, 2015
Subscriber stories on October 21st, 2015
Election 2015
Voters in Jefferson, Liberty, Union and Dublin townships will elect fiscal officers in the Nov. 3 general election.
The fiscal officer seat carries a four-year term, beginning April 1, according to the Mercer County Board of Elections.
Election 2015
Voters in Gibson and Granville townships will elect trustees on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Trustee terms are for four years and begin Jan. 1. The fiscal officer seat carries a four-year term, the first year of which begins April 1, according to the Mercer County Board of Elections.
FORT RECOVERY - After years of scraping by with less state funding than other area districts received, Fort Recovery Local Schools may finally gain a more equitable share of money, treasurer Lori Koch said.
CELINA - Dr. Tim Barman, a Cooper Farms' veterinarian, warned of the dangers of various zoonotic diseases at Tuesday's Mercer County Healthcare Disaster Preparedness Coalition meeting.
No major issues were noted during Tuesday's annual inspection of three flood control dams on the Wabash River.
Pat Ernst with the Natural Resources
ROCKFORD - Village Council members dealt with issues raised by a pair of visitors at Tuesday's meeting.
Attorney Ronald Severt brought attention to
CELINA - The sheriff's office is donating an old cruiser to a local police department it partners with for heroin enforcement.
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey on Tuesday was given the OK by county commissioners to donate the 2007 vehicle with 195,000 miles to Coldwater police.
Decision 2015
Candidates running uncontested in Mercer County are as follows:
Burkettsville
• Mayor - Joseph Stammen
• Village council - Rob Bruns
Cel
MINSTER - What was supposed to be a battle between the Wildcats and Bearcats resembled more of a tangle between a lion and a gazelle Tuesday evening at Wildcat Gymnasium.
Razz-Eye View
I've always been partial to covering high school wrestling during my tenure as a sports writer.
My alma mater didn't have a wrestling team. Other