Tornado Watch issued April 3 at 12:10AM EDT until April 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORNADO WATCH 103 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING 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 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
HIGHLAND
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, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, 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, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued April 2 at 9:21PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expect Thursday night into Friday morning and then again Saturday into Saturday night.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 3 at 12:24AM EDT until April 3 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1224 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jackson Center, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Montra, Logansville, Huntsville, Quincy, Lakeview, De Graff, Mcmorran, Maplewood, Russells Point, Bellefontaine, Jackson Center, New Hampshire, Bloom Center, Pemberton, Chippewa Park, Lewistown, Waynesfield, and St. Johns.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 3 at 12:23AM EDT until April 3 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Logan County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Union County in central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 115 AM EDT.
* At 1222 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lakeview, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Dola, Huntsville, Rushsylvania, Huntersville, Ridgeway, Pfeiffer, Mount Victory, Big Springs, State Route 195 at State Route 235, Roundhead, Grant, Kenton, Silver Creek, Belle Center, Jumbo, Patterson, Waynesfield, Walton, Blanchard, and Alger.
57° 57° chance Thu 68° Thu 68° chance 49° 49° Fri 57° Fri 57° likely
Monday, May 9th, 2016

Panthers shut out Pioneers

By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - A seven-run first inning was more than plenty for Parkway pitcher Carson Ford as the junior pitched a one-hit shutout in beating Temple Christian 10-5 in five innings in the opening game of the Division IV baseball sectional at Don Black Field in Rockford.
The Panthers (11-9) face MAC rival St. Henry on Wednesday in the sectional final. Parkway lost 6-1 last Tuesday in conference play.
Ford allowed just a walk to Nathaniel White and then a single to Brendan Draper in the third inning. Later in the fifth, White reached on a dropped third strike and a bad throw in attempting the putout.
"He shoved it for us," Parkway coach Luke Clouse said. "He gave up one hit, an error and a walk. That's what we need from him every outing."
Parkway put the game in its pocket in the bottom of the first as Bailey Rodriguez led off with a single. Clayton Agler followed with a single to score Rodriguez and Jensen Riley tripled in Agler. Alec Schoenleben completed the string of four straight hits with an RBI single before Brody Bowman was able to get an out for the Pioneers. Back-to-back walks to Logan Huff and Derrick Mosier were followed by a single by Trace Walls to score Schoenleben. Huff scored on a wild pitch and Walls rounded out the scoring on a throwing error.
"We didn't hit all that well in our 12-inning (win) over Marion," Clouse said. "It was nice to see the bats wake up today and hopefully build for the week."
Parkway added another run in the second on Ford's RBI single to score Schoenleben. Bowman got through the fourth unscathed before the Panthers scored two more runs in the fourth to trigger the run-rule. Schoenleben singled in Riley and then came home on Huff's RBI single.
Schoenleben went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and four stolen bases as the Panthers finished with nine swipes in the contest. Agler added two hits.
"We were focused today," Clouse said. "We haven't had that every (game). Today we were ready to go."
After the walk and hit in the third, Ford retired seven straight before White reached on the dropped strike three with two out in the fifth. Ford rebounded quickly by gtetting Draper to line out to Mosier at first to end the game. Ford finished with four strikeouts.
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CELINA - With the decline of insects such as honeybees and butterflies, the Lake Improvement Association heard Saturday from John Kaiser, Ohio Division of Wildlife assistant management supervisor, on the need for increased pollinator habitat.
MONTEZUMA - Drinking water in Grand Lake Estates on state Route 219 has been deemed safe to drink without precautions.
The neighborhood had been under an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency lead advisory since last year. Its water system will face continued testing this year.
CELINA -   Justin Keeling is known by his teammates and coaches as "Swag."
The Celina senior was all swagger on the pitcher's mound in Saturday's Division II tournament opener with Toledo Rogers.
ST. HENRY - Scoring 11 runs in its final two at-bats, St. Henry broke out of some early-inning doldrums and advanced in the Division IV baseball sectional with a 14-4 victory over Waynesfield-Goshen Saturday morning at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
ROSSBURG - Kerry Madsen might have been in a slump when the World of Outlaw Craftsman Sprint Car Series rolled into Eldora Speedway on Friday for the "Let's Race Two" weekend.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Kaden Sullivan's two-out single in the bottom of the seventh scored Ryan Gossard and gave Bath a 4-3 win over St. Marys in the Division IV sectional baseball semifinal in Bath Township on Saturday.