Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 927 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Bremen to near Fountain City, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 67 and 106.
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.
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Friday, May 10th, 2019
Property owners could face fines
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A 2,750-gallon liquid fertilizer tank reportedly ruptured this week and is believed to have dumped its contents into Chickasaw Creek, killing "a bunch" of fish, according to Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District Technician Matt Heckler. [More]
By Leslie Gartrell
FORT RECOVERY - A Fort Recovery High School student was arrested on Thursday after being accused of making threats to student and staff safety.
Fort Recovery police responded to the school at the request of superintendent Justin Firks to look into reports of threats directed toward students and staff safety, according to a police department news release. No immediate threat to students or staff was found and no one was injured. [More]
By Colin Foster
Montgomery Field was enemy turf for Isaac Fitzgerald in high school.
It's been home turf for the 2014 Western Buckeye League Baseball Player of the Year ever since he put on a Wright State University-Lake Campus uniform.
"I'm from St. Marys, so growing up I always used to hate Montgomery Field," he said. "It took me a little bit to start calling that home field."
He's had a lot of good games at Celina's ball field and several others while playing for the Lakers. [More]
Obituaries on May 10th, 2019
Thomas H. Forsthoefel, 88, Coldwater, died on May 6, 2019, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Catherine (Clifford) Hahn age 71, died Friday, March 29 at her home in Plano, Texas. [More]
Frederic A. Whitacre, age 92, of Zanesville, Ohio, died May 7, 2019 at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky, Ohio. [More]
Neppisee Lena "Neppi" Harman, 92, of Celina, Ohio, died at 10:05 pm, Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Celina Manor in Celina. [More]
Joseph T. "Joe" Bihn, age 37, of Portland, Indiana, died May 9, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. [More]
Local pictures on May 10th, 2019
Subscriber stories on May 10th, 2019
CELINA - An animal reportedly caused a fire at the city's solar field substation, which led to a brief power outage.
An unknown animal about the si
Company to expand biosecurity facilities
CELINA - Mercer County officials will apply for a $100,000 state grant that would help finance extending water and sewer utilities to Cooper Farms' proposed biosecurity expansion in Fort Recovery.
ROCKFORD - It's never too early to start exploring possible career options, Parkway Local Schools Guidance Counselor Lisa Ontrop said.
More than 4
Commissioners hold public hearing
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday moved to set up a Tax Increment Financing district in the Franklin Industrial Park near Montezuma to pay for road and sewer work set for completion in November.
ST. MARYS - A Fairborn man was arrested on Wednesday night after being involved in a high-speed chase that started in Shelby County and ended in St. Marys.
Flyers shuffle lineup, beat Indians in Round 2
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery was nine runs better than Marion Local during the regular season.
But since that April 23 meeting in Fort Recovery, Marion Local Head Softball Coach Jerry Moeller shuffled his lineup.
ROCKFORD - One could say that Parkway's offense on Thursday was built "Ford Tough."
Allie Ford hit two home runs and totaled five RBIs, Bailey Stri
MINSTER - Minster jumped out of the box running and never slowed down in a 16-1, five-inning victory over St. Henry Thursday in the Division IV sectional softball finals at Four Seasons Park in Minster.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Molly Smith scattered two hits and New Bremen scored in every inning to beat Perry 10-0 in five innings in a Division IV sectional softball game on Thursday at New Bremen.