Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 14 at 7:35PM EDT until April 14 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 112 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO AUGLAIZE DARKE MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CAMDEN, CELINA, COLDWATER, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, GREENVILLE, KETTERING, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, PIQUA, SIDNEY, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, AND WAPAKONETA.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 14 at 7:46PM EDT until April 14 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 746 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Bremen, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Sidney, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Newport, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Botkins, Lakeview, New Knoxville, Chippewa Park, Hardin, Moulton, Quincy, and Russia. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 85 and 111.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 14 at 7:45PM EDT until April 14 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 745 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waynesfield, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Forest, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Uniopolis, Patterson, Dola, Grant, Silver Creek, Jumbo, Huntersville, Walton, Mentzer, and State Route 195 at State Route 235.
Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 7:26PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 726 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Wapakoneta, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, New Knoxville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Fryburg, Kossuth, New Hampshire, and St. Johns. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for west central Ohio. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Reynolds & Reynolds employees must stop smoking or lose their jobs
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A local company is implementing a controversial policy that forbids workers to smoke on or off the job - even in the privacy of their homes.
Beginning Jan. 1, all employees of Reynolds & Reynolds who smoke must kick the habit or face termination, according to Tom Schwartz, corporate spokesman for the Dayton-based company. [More]
NEW BREMEN - The state offers a variety of loans, grants and tax breaks to assist businesses in starting or expanding.
"Incentives are never the driving factor, but can be a decision-maker" for business people considering new projects, said Jerry Good, regional economic development director for the Ohio Department of Development. [More]
There was only one thing that Cory Luebke was hoping for when he boarded a flight to Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon: that he didn't get a call saying "Never mind."
"I was just hoping they wouldn't change their mind before I got on the flight to meet with the team," said Luebke on Tuesday via telephone during a layover in Denver en route to Arizona. "Believe it or not, it has happened before."
Not only did the Padres not change their mind, they will put him to work right away. [More]
CELINA - The city's Design Review Commission on Monday rejected a proposed design of a new commercial building on Main Street due to aesthetic concerns.
ROCKFORD - Purchase, improve and move in, that's the message Rockford village officials are sending. Plus they're offering to walk the walk with monetary breaks and hands-on help.
ST. MARYS - The Miami and Erie Canal Corridor Association (MECCA) will sponsor the Canal Diggers Affair on Sept. 25.
The fundraiser will be at the public meeting room at St. Marys Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 767 and begin with a happy hour at 6 p.m. followed by a pulled pork dinner at 7 p.m.
Council discusses different ways to deal with problem bars
CELINA - Some city council members believe the city should review all bars and clubs in town once a year before taking any action regarding their operations.
A Dayton man - who reportedly was impaired by drugs or alcohol - was injured when he was struck by a van at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 21 on state Route 364 in St. Marys.
CELINA - Western Buckeye League girls soccer action kicked off for Celina on Tuesday night as Defiance came to the Soccer Stadium for a Battle of Bulldogs.
CELINA - St. Henry volleyball head coach Diana Kramer and Celina mentor Carolyn Dammeyer both had some questions that they wanted answered when the two Mercer County rivals squared off on Tuesday.
