Wind Advisory issued March 15 at 9:34PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph becoming west southwest.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 1:20AM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 61 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL GRANT KENTON MASON PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 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 GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MIAMI MONTGOMERY SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BROOKSVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMP DIX, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENFIELD, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LEBANON, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RIPLEY, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
33° 33° Mon 36° Mon 36° chance 18° 18° chance Tue 28° Tue 28°
Friday, March 7th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
Gwenda Wenning sits in her West Oak Street family room in Celina looking through colorful magazines from her native England and sharing experiences that led to her becoming a war bride.
She met her husband Werner Wenning outside a British theater while waiting with a girlfriend for the doors to open. They had tickets to the sold-out performance, but the two American soldiers behind them were not so fortunate. [More]
Jim Hoorman helping local farmers put in winter cover crops
By Nancy Allen
Combining cover crop planting with no-till can help farmers transition from conventional tillage practices much faster, said Ohio State University Extension official Jim Hoorman.
Hoorman is doing research on the topic and has helped local producers in the Grand Lake Watershed establish cover crops over the last year. He spoke at Thursday's monthly agriculture breakfast in Celina. [More]
Obituaries on March 7th, 2008
Ralph E. Davis, 42, of Versailles, died at 6:55 p.m. March 4, 2008, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Former Celina resident, Willa I. Deitsch, 86, of Greenville, died at 12:44 a.m. March 6, 2008, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. [More]
Wilbur "Bill" Groeneveld, 76, 1518 Westbury Drive, Celina, died March 7, 2008, [More]
Sybilla "Shirlene" Harden, 72, of St. Marys, died at 3:25 p.m. March 6, 2008, a [More]
Mary C. Now, 83, formerly of North Sugar Street, Celina, died at 10:07 p.m. Mar [More]
Local pictures on March 7th, 2008
Subscriber stories on March 7th, 2008
Long lines form at the grocery store as people stock up for next storm
It could be worse.
Weather forecasters initially predicted a foot of new snow for the Grand Lake area but have cut their weekend snowfall total in half as residents brace for the latest winter storm.
Skyrocketing input costs for commercial fertilizer are making it cheaper for farmers to use manure, but they still need to follow best management practices to protect water quality.
NEW BREMEN - Board members are considering an open enrollment effort to combat the declining student population which directly impacts the amount of state funding received by the school.
NEW BREMEN - The number of students enrolling in the summer physical education class has dropped significantly in the last few years, High School Principal Frank Borchers says.