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 6th, 2022
Disease so far not detected in the area
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer and surrounding counties are home to millions of turkeys and chickens and thus susceptible to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that has been detected in northwest Ohio.
Bird flu, if introduced locally, could have economically devastating impacts on poultry production, attendees learned during a Tuesday morning session hosted by the Mercer County OSU Extension. [More]
By Tom Haines
NEW KNOXVILLE - Ellie Gabel and Haley Fledderjohann, two of the stars of New Knoxville's historic volleyball and girls basketball runs, signed national letters of intent on Tuesday.
Gabel, the Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball Co-Player of the Year and Daily Standard Dream Team Player of the Year, signed with Division II Tiffin University after considering Bluffton and Malone. [More]
Obituaries on April 6th, 2022
Elmer C. Spear, 78, of Madison, FL, passed away due to an undetermined medical condition causing an accident on March 10, 2022. [More]
Daniel J. Imwalle age 60 of Minster, Ohio died at 10:15 AM on Monday, April 4, 2022 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. [More]
Judith Meyer, 83, St. Marys, died April 2, 2022, at Otterbein - St. Marys.
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Virginia Lynn "Genny" Drinnen, age 68 of Celina, passed away on Tuesday, April [More]
Local pictures on April 6th, 2022
Subscriber stories on April 6th, 2022
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday night moved to create an account in preparation for a proposed $2 million Franklin Street reconstruction project in 2024 and 2025.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday approved $145,000 in street repair work for a portion of West Milligan Street.
The street was cho
MINSTER - Councilor Nicole Clune reported at Tuesday's meeting Ohio Department of Transportation officials have contacted village and Shelby County officials to look into possibly extending the Miami -Erie Canal bike/walking path south from Minster to Lake Loramie and Fort Loramie.
CELINA - The State Fire Marshal's office is investigating a house fire on Willow Street that occurred Monday afternoon.
The Celina Fire Department received a call at 4:30 p.m. of a structure fire at 909 Willow Street, chief Doug Wolters said Tuesday.
CHICKASAW - Village officials plan to close on the sale of the village hall to a local resident who plans to relocate a business to the building.
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CELINA - The Lake Facilities Authority during a special meeting Tuesday agreed to pay $500 to the Ohio EPA for a construction permit to create between 10 to 12 acres of wetlands at the Mercer Wildlife Area.
COLDWATER - Coldwater softball coach Kyle Ahrens had plenty to be pleased with after his Cavalier softball team improved to 5-1 on the season with a 6-1 win over Wayne Trace at Lady Cav Diamond on a damp Tuesday night.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
Marion Local earned its first softball win of the season, beating Fort Loramie 7-4 in Shelby County on Tuesday.