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 8:14PM 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 Logan County in west central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 813 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bluffton to near Wapakoneta, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Uniopolis, Patterson, and Dola.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:00PM EDT until March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 65 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... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, and State Route 116 at State Route 197.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
By Sydney Albert
ST. MARYS - Almost two-thirds of voters approved the renewal of St. Marys City Schools' 5.92-mill emergency levy that will collect $1.8 million annually over five years.
The levy will continue to cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $207 per year, according to information from school district treasurer Robin Laman. [More]
Parkway levy leads in partial returns
By Tom Stankard
St. Henry Consolidated Local Schools District voters overwhelmingly approved renewal of a 6.8-mill, five-year emergency operating levy.
Parkway Local Schools voters in Mercer County overwhelmingly supported the 1.5-mill permanent improvement levy, however results for Van Wert County were not known by press time. No Parkway voters in Auglaize County cast a ballot, Auglaize County Board of Elections Director Michelle Wilcox said. [More]
Celina battles back to beat St. Marys 8-7
By Colin Foster
ST. MARYS - St. Marys' early offensive onslaught forced Celina to make a quick pitching change.
And once Parker Maurer stepped on the hill for the Bulldogs, he was a game-changer.
Maurer came on in relief to limit the first-inning damage and held the Roughriders in check over the next five, RBI hits by Bransen Miller and Kyle Stein sent the Bulldogs ahead in the sixth and Grant Wagner pitched a scoreless seventh to secure an 8-7 victory on Tuesday at K.C. Geiger Park in St. Marys. [More]
Obituaries on May 8th, 2019
Richard E. Armstrong, 97, of Saint Marys, died Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Otterbein Saint Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Joseph A. Whitney, 83, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2019.
He was born Aug [More]
Steve A. Bruns, age 57, of Greenville, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, May 6, 2019. [More]
Jack Clontz, 92, of Celina, Ohio and formerly of Estero, Florida and the West C [More]
Thomas H. Forsthoefel, age 88, of Coldwater, died, Monday, May 6, 2019 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Carmen Atkinson Voskuhl, age 86, formerly of Celina, Ohio, passed away May 5, 2019 at Timber Ridge Health and Rehab Center in Jasper, Texas. [More]
Local pictures on May 8th, 2019
Subscriber stories on May 8th, 2019
Wooden Shoe's food license could be suspended or revoked
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Health members at Tuesday's meeting considered revoking or suspending the food service license for Minster's Wooden Shoe Inn.
CELINA - For the 19th consecutive year, State of the Heart Care is hosting a weekend camp for children suffering the loss of a loved one to express their feelings and learn positive coping skills.
McClurgs planning $366,000 business on Sycamore Street
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously moved to issue a $59,800 revolving loan to a couple to help them open a new coffee and sandwich shop in Coldwater.
MENDON - A West Carrollton man led area law enforcement officers on a high-speed pursuit through Van Wert and Mercer counties, reaching speeds of more than 100 mph on Monday afternoon.
MINSTER - Council members on Tuesday moved to partner with the village of New Bremen and Jackson and German townships to pursue a study of their fire and emergency medical services.
ROCKFORD - Former Mercer County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Seger was hired as a part-time village police officer and will be sworn in at a future council meeting.
MAC Track and Field Championships
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Tuesday was a day for the teams with strong field events to jump out early at the Midwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships at Cavalier Stadium in Coldwater.
COLDWATER - There was no lack of offense in Tuesday's Division III softball tournament game between Coldwater and Liberty-Benton.
Defense, on the other hand, was lacking at times.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Corrin Wilder tied the game with a single in the bottom of the seventh and then scored the winning run two batters later to give Wapakoneta a 4-3 win over St. Marys in the Division II softball tournament on Tuesday in Wapakoneta.
All-Midwest Athletic Conference Softball Team
Minster senior shortstop Taylor Homan was the choice of the Midwest Athletic Conference softball coaches for the conference's Player of the Year in voting released on Tuesday.
FORT RECOVERY - The swim career of Fort Recovery's Owen Sheridan will continue at Illinois College.
"They have a really amazing swim program," he
ST. MARYS - A St. Marys couple with an eye for the unique have opened a shop to sell items they've collected over the years.
Rita Daugherty and her husband, Michael, have been collecting unique items and antiques for a long time, she said.