Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 15 at 11:57PM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 61 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO
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 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, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, 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, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
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.
33° 33° Mon 36° Mon 36° chance 18° 18° chance Tue 28° Tue 28°
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Obituaries on March 16th, 2009
Rosalie Noonan Drees, 83, North Frankfort St., Minster, died at 1:20 p.m. March 15, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Lauretta E. Gehm, 95, 2509 Oregon Road, Rockford, died at 11:31 a.m. March 14, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Lucille L. Heindel, 96, 8244 Celina-Mendon Road, Mendon, died at 6:40 p.m. March 14, 2009, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Martha J. Kattman, 78, of 500 West South Street, New Knoxville, died at 9:35 a.m. March 14, 2009, at the St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Betty J. Kaup, 84, 402 W. Vine St., Coldwater, died at 5 a.m. March 15, 2009, at her residence. [More]
Elizabeth "Beth" Mosley, 23, of 121 S. Dana Ave., Lima, died March 11, 2009, at her residence. Death was due to an apparent suicide. [More]
Loverda M. Myers, 84, of Celina, died at 1:04 a.m. March 14, 2009, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Leroy Remaklus, 86, of Celina, died March 15, 2009, at Celina Manor.
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Rosella L. Vining, 88, formerly of Willshire and 212 Jewett Drive, Celina, died at 6:15 a.m. March 15, 2009, at the Gardens at Celina. [More]
Pamela Wenning, 54, 8555 Superior Drive, Maria Stein, died March 15, 2009, at h [More]
Helen C. Wietholter, 96, a resident of the Covington Care Center, Covington, bu [More]
Arthur "Bud" Welker, 91, St. Marys, died 11:20 a.m. March 13, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Stories on March 16th, 2009
Soil & water conservation districts would benefit
A proposal to merge some divisions within the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and a separate proposal to increase fees paid at private landfills could mean more money for county soil and water conservation districts. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - High school Principal Dave Warvel was given a new two-year contract last week as school board members approved the measure after coming out of executive session.
MINSTER - If display cases bearing remnants of Indian pipes, pottery shards and old coins could talk, what stories they would tell about the early days of Auglaize, Mercer and Shelby counties.
MINSTER - The Minster Historical Society honored two members with lifetime achievement awards during the group's annual meeting Sunday afternoon.
Receiving the first-time awards were local residents Rita Hoying and Luke and Mary Knapke.
Coldwater plays well in second half to knock off defending state champs
ELIDA - Things did not look good for the Coldwater Cavaliers after the first 16 minutes of their Division III district final game against Ottawa-Glandorf. [More]
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Versailles Lady Tigers will make their third straight trip to the Division III state final four to defend their
Local pictures on March 16th, 2009