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, January 26th, 2018
Lake Festival committee marks 50th anniversary
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Organizers on Thursday night proclaimed 2018 as the year of the Amphicar at the annual Celina Lake Festival Kickoff Dinner at Celina's American Legion.
Organizers of the Celina Lake Festival - to be held July 27-29 - are gearing up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the last Amphicar to make its way off the assembly line. [More]
Bachelor wins poster contest
By Tom Stankard
LOUISVILLE - Celina native Evin Bachelor, 25, tapped his rural roots while creating his winning entry in a national poster competition.
By growing up in rural Ohio and having family members involved in agriculture, the third-year law student at The Ohio State University said he is well aware of the legal troubles facing farmers. [More]
Versailles the last unbeaten in MAC play
By Colin Foster
VERSAILLES - The battle between state No. 1s Versailles and Minster was one-sided in the first half.
The game did, however, turn into a battle in the second half.
Kami McEldowney scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting, Versailles (No. 3 in Division III) used its length to block nine shots and held off a comeback bid by Minster (No. 1 in Division IV) for a 46-39 victory in front of a packed audience in Versailles on Thursday evening. [More]
Obituaries on January 26th, 2018
Rita L. Bettinger, age 90, of St. Henry died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Michael J. Meiring, 66, passed away on January 23, 2018, in Grandview Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Local pictures on January 26th, 2018
Subscriber stories on January 26th, 2018
CELINA - A judge on Thursday rejected a request for a new attorney from a Mercer County man charged in connection with the April 9 armed robbery of Celina's Best Western Hotel.
CELINA - Congress may have lowered tax rates, but lawmakers certainly didn't simplify the tax code as they said they would, according to certified public accountant Randall Kaup.
CELINA - A Dayton man was sentenced on Thursday to two 180-day terms of community control for his part in a bad check writing scheme.
Jerry Arp, 37
A St. Marys man suffered non-life-threatening injuries on Wednesday evening while trying to unhook a tow strap after pulling a car out of the median on U.S. 33 between Bay and Kettlersville roads west of Wapakoneta.
LIMA - A St. Marys man is scheduled for an initial hearing on Tuesday in Lima Municipal Court in connection to a robbery at a Lima Domino's location earlier this week.
ST. HENRY - Coldwater's pressure defense on St. Henry allowed the Cavalier offense to warm up en route to a 57-35 win in Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball action at Redskin Gymnasium on Thursday.
MARIA STEIN - Grace Thien and Kiah Wendel combined for eight three-pointers to power Fort Recovery to a 50-18 victory over Marion Local Thursday night at the Hangar.
College Notes
Marion Local graduate Ryan Bruns surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career at Ohio Northern University with a 28-point effort in a 95-77 loss at Wilmington on Wednesday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's John Robinson had a strong day in capturing the 2018 Western Buckeye League boys' diving championship in action held in Defiance on Thursday. Robinson is the first Celina boy to win the league crown since C.J. Kimmel in 2015.
The Celina Athletic Hall of Fame will induct two new members on Saturday between the boys' junior varsity and varsity basketball games at the Fieldhouse. This year, Mick Gabes and Betsy (Hellwarth) Rolfes will be honored for their contributions.