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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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
By Jeff Elking
NEW BREMEN - The police department will receive a $100,000 donation from the estate of Dianne Komminsk.
Council members at Monday's meeting gave first reading of an ordinance to accept the funds, which will be given to the department through the New Bremen Community Fund Agreement. [More]
From staff reports
WAPAKONETA - A traffic crash that involved a Celina man and resulted in the death of a Fort Jennings man is under investigation by Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers.
Troopers from the Wapakoneta post reportedly responded to a two-vehicle crash on State Route 29 north of New Knoxville near Holtkamp Road at about 5:19 a.m. Monday. [More]
By Leslie Gartrell
DECATUR, Ind. - A Rockford man was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Thursday morning in Adams County, Indiana.
Kevin McDonald, 39, was northbound on County Road 100 East near County Road 400 North when he drove off the side of the road for an unknown reason and struck several trees, according to Adams County Sheriff Dan Mawhorr. [More]
Alig sharp as Cards open summer with 9-2 win in Coldwater
By Colin Foster
COLDWATER - Coldwater's 2020 seniors led the summer team to seven straight wins.   
They weren't there on Monday; New Bremen's were. 
And the Cardinals became the first team to defeat the Cavaliers this summer, winning 9-2 at Veterans Field.  [More]
Obituaries on June 23rd, 2020
Paul J. "Wac" Bruns, age 73, of Coldwater, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 21, 2020, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]
Robert "Bob" J. McGowan, age 78, formerly of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on June 23rd, 2020
Subscriber stories on June 23rd, 2020
CELINA - City council members on Monday night passed legislation authorizing city safety service director Tom Hitchcock to lease a city-owned house to St. John Lutheran Church.
Hotel seeks tax break
ST. HENRY - Village council members heard second reading of a resolution to create a 10-year tax abatement for Romer's Catering during Monday's meeting.
Home draws bid of $315,500
CELINA - Tri Star Career Compact's construction program garnered a record-setting $315,500 for its student-built home at 6799 Lake Acres Drive, Celina.
ST. MARYS - City council members passed under rule suspension an ordinance authorizing two properties to be put up for sale with the goal they will be used to build new homes.
CELINA - No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer or Auglaize County on Monday.
Mercer County has had 255 confirmed cases of the virus, acc
COLDWATER - The third annual summer concert series at the Coldwater Memorial Park Amphitheater will feature six nights of performances by a variety of musical talents.
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart reminds landowners and farmers that corn that has been planted and is encroaching in the road rights-of-way can be a very serious sight problem on the narrower township and county roads.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway picked up a pair of wins over Coldwater in summer high school softball action on Monday at Lady Cav Diamond. The Panthers won the opener 10-4 before taking the nightcap 14-5. Parkway improves to 3-1 as Coldwater drops to 5-2.