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, December 24th, 2015
By Jared Mauch
ST. MARYS - Unlike most Memorial High School graduates, Bob Saum travels to work in an armored vehicle, escorted by armed guards.
He is The World Bank's country director for Afghanistan and lives just a few hundred feet from his office but still needs protection during the short commute. [More]
By Claire Giesige
CELINA - A 65-year-old Coldwater woman was given a two-year license suspension and ordered to perform community service as a result of an accident in August that claimed the life of a motorcyclist.
Jane E. Fiely, 65, 3192 state Route 219, was sent [More]
Obituaries on December 24th, 2015
Helen Y. Kaffenberger, 97, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died December 23, 2015, at Brethren Retirement Community, Greenville, Ohio. [More]
Austin C. Knapke age 22 of Minster, Ohio passed away at 12:05 PM on Wednesday December 23, 2015 at his home. [More]
David Preston, age 76 of Lafrette Sur Seine, France, passed away on Nov. 24, 2015 in Argenteuil, France. [More]
Ruth Lawler, age 89, of Painesville Twp., Ohio, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, where she had resided for almost two years. [More]
Janice E. Bowlby, 85, Celina, died on Dec. 23, 2015, at Celina Manor Nursing Ho [More]
Sandra L. Thornton, 63, Coldwater, died on Dec. 23, 2015, at Celina Manor Nursi [More]
Local pictures on December 24th, 2015
Subscriber stories on December 24th, 2015
Local nursing homes provide cheer to seniors
Employees from two local nursing homes bore tidings of comfort and joy to area seniors as part of a long-standing Christmas tradition.
Each year, B
Auglaize County prisoners transferred due to construction
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is housing Auglaize County inmates while sewer pipes are repaired at the 17-year-old Wapakoneta jail.
As of Tuesday morning, 29 Auglaize County prisoners were among the 102 inmates in Mercer County's jail, Sheriff Jeff Grey said.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Area wrestlers gathered at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford for the Parkway Holiday Tournament on Wednesday. The host Panthers and Celina brought their varsity teams while Coldwater sent over a group of junior varsity grapplers.
College Notes
Tis the season to be jolly.
For Haley Horstman, tis the season for making game-winning shots.
Horstman (New Knoxville) scored 17 points and hit a last-second jumper to push the University of Findlay Oilers to a 73-72 victory over Michigan Tech on Dec. 10.
Curtain Call
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was difficult to equal the success that Charlie Maier endured as the head coach of the Coldwater Cavaliers girl
Mercer County agency receives 8 bikes to distribute
An Ohio charity is spreading Christmas joy to foster children in Mercer County this holiday season.
Bike Lady Inc., a volunteer charity from Columbus, recently delivered eight new bikes, helmets and bike locks to Mercer County Department of Job and Family Services for children in foster care.