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, May 11th, 2018
New facilities showcased, fireworks top off events
By Sydney Albert
COLDWATER - It's been 50 years since Briarwood Village was founded by a group of civic-minded individuals, and on Thursday the business celebrated its anniversary with a ribbon cutting for its new expansion and a spectacular fireworks display that lit up the evening sky. [More]
Minster advances to district with 7-1 win over Marion
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - After one inning, it appeared that the second Marion Local-Minster softball matchup would be like the first.
But the Wildcats didn't feel like having any déjà vu.
Minster scored three runs in the third and two more in the fifth to win the Division IV sectional final 7-1 over the Flyers on Thursday at Four Seasons Park. [More]
Obituaries on May 11th, 2018
Mary Jean Grandlienard, 89, Berne, Indiana, entered heaven Wednesday, May 9, 2018 after a short illness. [More]
Richard L. Stansberry, 72, rural Mendon, died May 9, 2018, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on May 11th, 2018
Subscriber stories on May 11th, 2018
Minor downturn noted
CELINA - Despite some minor dips in sales tax revenue and property values after the November tornadoes, Mercer County is set to rebound from the damage, county auditor Randy Grapner said.
By NANCY ALLEN and WILLIAM KINCAID
newsdept@dailystandard.com
CELINA - Mercer County has landed a $300,000 state grant to restore 3,000 feet of Beaver Creek that runs through the Mercer County Elks golf course on U.S. 127 south of Celina.
CELINA - Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District personnel will participate in a grant-funded campaign to promote agricultural best-management practices designed to curb toxic algae in the Western Lake Erie Basin.
CELINA - The city's board of control on Thursday awarded a nearly half-million-dollar contract to Bruns Building & Development of St. Henry to pour concrete and construct the long-anticipated Harley Jones Rotary Memorial Amphitheater, the planned centerpiece of the new Bryson Park District.
WAPAKONETA - The Ohio Department of Health has honored an Auglaize County Health Department home-visit employee.
Kathy Moellenkamp received the Hom
MINSTER - Despite being out-hit 6-3, Minster came up with a few more clutch plays and advanced to the next round in the Division IV baseball postseason with a 5-1 victory over Marion Local on Thursday at Hanover Street Park.
Redskins feast at the plate in 16-0 win over Blue Jays
ST. HENRY - St. Henry had five hits in the first inning of Thursday's Division IV sectional final with Delphos St. John's.
And the hits continued coming.
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery won its first Division IV sectional softball title since 2010 on Thursday with a 10-2 victory over Perry.
ROCKFORD - Parkway's Haley Hawk has looked the part of a next-level player in high school.
And on Thursday, she made her intensions of playing softball at the next level official when she signed with Muskingum University.
ROCKFORD - Wrestling debuted as a sport at Parkway in 2012.
Nearly six years later, the program saw its first wrestler sign with a college.
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