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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Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
By Jeff Elking
NEW BREMEN - The number of school district administrators will remain unchanged, for now.
Board members on Wednesday voted 3-2 to keep the high school principal position. Members Scott Bertke and Tom Hall voted to eliminate the position while members Shelly Busse, Doug Hall and Cory Suchland voted against the measure. [More]
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - While jogging at the Auglaize/Mercer Counties Family YMCA in Celina, Marvin Homan had his life changed forever.
Midway through his 18th lap around the track at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, Homan, 57, of St. Henry went into cardiac arrest. From that moment onward, he said he was in a daze. [More]
The Daily Standard's Girls Basketball Dream Team
By Colin Foster
The winning has continued this season for the Minster girls basketball team with first-year varsity coach Mike Wiss on the sideline and senior Rosie Westerbeck leading the way on the court.
A little more than a week ago, Wiss and Westerbeck were named Midwest Athletic Conference Coach and Player of the Year. [More]
Obituaries on March 2nd, 2017
Michael J. Barhorst age 77 of Fort Loramie, Ohio died at 3:05 AM on March 1, 2017 at his home at Hickory Hill Lakes, Ft. Loramie, Ohio. [More]
Cheryl "Sherry" Howey, 72, Grove City, OH died 12:35 a.m. Tuesday February 21, 2017 at Mt. Carmel Medical Center in Columbus, OH. [More]
Michael T. Meiring, 36, passed away on February 23, 2017, in St. Augustine, Florida. [More]
Local pictures on March 2nd, 2017
Subscriber stories on March 2nd, 2017
CELINA - Companies and schools were among the entities affected by Wednesday's power outage.
A Dayton Power and Light Company spokesperson said lightning had struck a conductor Tuesday night during the storm and high winds on Wednesday further affected that piece of equipment.
CELINA - City officials are considering significantly increasing the daily fee it charges teams not affiliated with the recreation department or Celina City Schools to use Montgomery Field.
ST. MARYS - A hometown guy is managing the new St. Marys water plant project.
Jake Meinerding, a 2002 Memorial High School graduate, is heading up design work on the plant that is expected to be online by the fall of 2019. He spoke at Wednesday's meeting of the St. Marys Rotary Club.
CELINA - City officials are considering creating a new pool season pass to account for changing family dynamics.
At a personnel and finance committ
Health dept. may drop 'Celina' from title
CELINA - City council members appear to be OK with a proposal to shorten the name of the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department.
Health commissioner Amy Poor this week solicited city officials' thoughts about dropping "Celina City" from the department's name.
CELINA - Nearly 800 high school juniors from 12 local schools convened on Wednesday at Wright State University-Lake Campus to meet with business professionals about potential careers.
DAYTON - St. Henry graduate Ryan Mikesell chose the University of Dayton because he wanted to play in front of big crowds and compete for championships.
2017 State Bowling Tournament Preview
The trip to Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl is a familiar one for the Coldwater boys' and girls' bowling teams.
Both teams return to the Division II state bowling tournament this weekend to try to bring home more hardware.