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, April 18th, 2018
Organization builds homes for people in need
By Ed Gebert
EDITOR'S NOTE: In honor of National Volunteer Week, The Daily Standard is running a series of stories saluting the efforts of local volunteers of all stripes.
CELINA - Robert Chaney has spent 26 years working with St. John Builders on building projects throughout the area. [More]
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - A volunteer for the Aaron Heilers campaign faces charges after a confrontation over a yard sign with rival candidate Travis Faber.
Franklin P. Urwin, 55, St. Henry, reportedly tussled with Faber on Tuesday night after the Celina Republican reportedly saw Urwin trying to remove a yard sign along U.S. 127. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
MARIA STEIN - The weather was chilly at the Flyer Athletic Complex in Maria Stein, but Parkway's bats were warmed up.
And so was the right arm of Panther pitcher Haley Hawk. The three-time MAC Softball Player of the Year faced the minimum 15 batters and came away with a one-hitter. Hawk also contributed at the plate as the Panthers beat Marion Local 12-0 in five innings in MAC action. [More]
Obituaries on April 18th, 2018
Kennedy M. Schreiber, 16, of St. Marys, OH died Monday April 16, 2018 from injuries sustained in a motor-vehicle accident in rural St. Marys. [More]
With great sadness, the family of Joey L. Liming of St. Marys, OH, announces hi [More]
Melvin E. Robbins, age 82 of Wapakoneta, died at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 16, 2018 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Jeffrey "J.D." Davis, 65, of St. Marys, OH died 4:20 a.m. Saturday April 14, 2018 at JTDM Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on April 18th, 2018
Subscriber stories on April 18th, 2018
CELINA - Mercer County Fair Board members learned on Tuesday evening that all outstanding board loans have been repaid.
This includes loans for a line of credit, the new restroom facility and Junior Fair Building renovations.
MINSTER - Village council members on Tuesday gave first reading of an ordinance that would allow Dannon North American to increase its wastewater discharge to the village's treatment facility from 880,000 gallons per day to 1.1 million gallons per day.
CELINA - Former U.S. Special Operations warrior Jason Morgan offered a message of hope to attendees at the Mercer County Republican Party's Reagan Day Dinner on Wednesday night.
District to receive award, $1,000
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Elementary School has been selected as a 2018 Hall of Fame School by the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators for engaging faculty, students and the community to provide a quality school experience.
FORT RECOVERY - School board members approved the five-year forecast as presented by district treasurer Lori Koch, with property tax revenue and income tax revenue coming in higher than anticipated based on new valuation data from 2017.
CELINA - New information given to the Celina Police Department concerning the death of Raymond Bey did not change the outcome of investigators' initial findings, police chief Tom Wale said on Tuesday.
CELINA - A case involving a 28-year-old Fort Recovery man accused of possessing child pornography is expected to be presented to a Mercer County grand jury.
ROCKFORD - Village council members are looking for ways to clean up a lot next to Shanes Park without incurring any cost.
The village in October p
Cards stay hot with win over rival Minster
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen players have trusted the process since coach Chad Wells' arrival four years ago.
The process has led to progress.
The C
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Ian Homan drove in two runs in the top of the ninth to break a scoreless game, and Fort Recovery held off Versailles' rally in the bottom of the ninth to pick up a 2-1 win in MAC baseball action in Darke County.
ST. MARYS - Jami Dunlap spent time with the University of Northwestern Ohio women's bowling team before her final season began with St. Marys.
Dunlap plans to spend more time with the Racers in the upcoming years, too.
Six local businesses and organizations have been awarded a total of roughly $134,000 from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation to help reduce workers' risk of injury, according to a BWC news release.