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 8:14PM 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 Logan County in west central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 813 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bluffton to near Wapakoneta, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Uniopolis, Patterson, and Dola.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:00PM EDT until March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 65 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... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, and State Route 116 at State Route 197.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
New Mercer County jail will soon be ready for use
By Margie Wuebker
After years of planning and 15 months of construction, the new Mercer County Adult Detention Center will be completed Friday.
But, there is still much to do. Furniture is planned to be installed beginning Monday. Then comes the task of moving records and other items. Landscaping and other outdoor work will wait until spring. [More]
By William Kincaid
FORT RECOVERY - Struggling students at Fort Recovery Local Schools are getting extra help with academics.
Both middle school Principal Matt Triplett and high school Principal Jeff Hobbs informed school board members on Tuesday night of new programs intended to prevent students from faltering in various subjects. [More]
County has rehabbed, replaced 64 bridges in the last five years
By Shelley Grieshop
Mercer County engineers have added two more bridge projects to their schedule for 2010 in an effort to upgrade as many as possible as funding becomes available.
The two projects currently on their agenda are located in northern Mercer County and have an estimated combined cost of $1.3 million. Both projects have a completion date of Sept. 30, according to county Engineer Jim Wiechart. [More]
Obituaries on November 18th, 2009
John H. Bihn Sr., 91, 1663 Union City Road, Fort Recovery, died at 8:20 a.m. Nov. 17, 2009, at Persimmon Ridge, Portland, Ind. [More]
Pamela Jean Karen, 53, 201 1/2 E. Spring St., St. Marys, died Nov. 16, 2009, at [More]
Mary H. Romer, 90, of Fort Recovery, died Nov. 17, 2009, at Mercer County Commu [More]
John Kenneth Zuber, 76, 5170 Township Line Rd., Coldwater, died Nov. 15, 2009, in an accident at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on November 18th, 2009
Subscriber stories on November 18th, 2009
Van Wert health officials suspect the recent death of a middle-aged man was due to the H1N1 flu virus.
Authorities aren't releasing the name of the
St. Marys library
ST. MARYS - Budget cuts so far this year have had a big impact on library staff and services, and the future doesn't appear much rosier, according to the executive director at St. Marys Community Public Library.
LIMA - Mercer County Assistant Prosecutor Matt Fox minced no words Tuesday morning in the Third District Court of Appeals in the matter of a second appeal filed on behalf of Nicholas Schwieterman, who is serving 24 years in prison for a quadruple fatality.
COLDWATER - A top state soil and water official commended Mercer County farmers and the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District for their help in putting conservation on the land, especially in the Grand Lake Watershed.
Miami and Erie Canal
MINSTER - Nearly 50 people filled village council chambers Tuesday night to learn more about the proposed Miami and Erie Canal cleanup project.
Vil
The Auglaize County Health Department still has openings for Tuesday's H1N1 clinic for those considered in the high-risk population.
The clinic is
Mercer County Commissioners
Bids are being sought for construction of an estimated $2 million sanitary sewer project along state Route 703 in East Jefferson Township in Celina.
Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday set Dec. 10 as the date to open sealed bids for the project.
Coldwater schools
COLDWATER - A portion of Tuesday's Coldwater school board meeting dealt with credit flexibility, an issue that seems to have educators divided.
"It
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has GPS units on its Christmas wish list this year.
County commissioners on Tuesday approved action by the sheri
FORT RECOVERY - Steve Merrill is working to expand the sales of audio equipment through his business Stage Right Productions.
From his own experien
Shop opens in Celina
Adam Ahamadou of Celina is ready to weld, repair or fabricate any type of metal to the customer's specifications.
He has opened Adams Welding, 715