Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 27 at 11:27PM EDT until April 28 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 165 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY 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 10 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER CLERMONT HAMILTON
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
DARKE MERCER PREBLE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BELLEVUE, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, LAWRENCEBURG, LIBERTY, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, RICHMOND, RISING SUN, SUMMERSIDE, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WARSAW, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WILLIAMSTOWN, AND WITHAMSVILLE.
Special Weather Statement issued April 27 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Wind gusts of 35 to 50 MPH will be possible over the next few hours. These winds will occur separately from any thunderstorms. Winds of this magnitude may damage small tree limbs and make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 11:56PM EDT until April 28 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Wayne County in east central Indiana... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northern Preble County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Western Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 100 AM EDT.
* At 1156 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Winchester to Glenwood, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Trotwood, Piqua, Englewood, Greenville, Eaton, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Lewisburg, New Paris, Fort Loramie, West Alexandria, Pleasant Hill, and Ansonia.
This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 149 and 156. I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 26.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 27 at 11:27PM EDT until April 28 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 165 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE MIAMI MONTGOMERY SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DOWNTOWN DAYTON, FRANKLIN, KETTERING, LANDEN, LEBANON, MASON, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, PIQUA, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, AND WAPAKONETA.
61° 61° Tue 72° Tue 72° chance 50° 50° likely Wed 60° Wed 60° likely
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2017
Love of math adds up to a prestigious award for area native
By Ed Gebert
A Fort Recovery native has been awarded a prize considered by many to be second in importance to only the Nobel Prize.
Richard Schoen, 66, a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Irvine, and valedictorian of the 1968 graduating class of Fort Recovery High School won the 2017 Wolf Prize in Mathematics. [More]
Mercer a natural disaster area
Local farmers have until Sept. 5 to apply for aid from USDA
By Nancy Allen
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has declared Mercer County a primary natural disaster area due to 2016's drought.
Loss assessment reports were reviewed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which determined that production losses were sufficient to warrant the natural disaster declaration, a news release from acting Mercer County Farm Service Agency Executive Director Michael Baucher says. [More]
Obituaries on January 24th, 2017
Theresa Schipper
Theresa A. Schipper, 90, of Botkins, died at 2:24 p.m., Sun. Jan. 22, 2017, at the Ohio Living Dorothy Love, Sidney, OH. [More]
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Subscriber stories on January 24th, 2017
Council OKs funds to pay for water study
Celina
CELINA - It's only January, but city council members on Monday night were pressed to pass an emergency supplemental appropriation to pay bills for an ongoing study and upgrade of the water treatment plant.
Hazel points to progress in state of city
Surplus finances upgrades
CELINA - Mayor Jeff Hazel on Monday night touted the city's progress in 2016 with his fifth annual state of the city speech, highlighting finances, commercial activities and much-needed repairs to city streets.
Coldwater sewer project progressing
Village under EPA orders to separate storm, sanitary sewers
COLDWATER - Work on the village's sewer overflow elimination project is progressing.
Village administrator/engineer Eric Thomas told council member
St. Henry council talks sidewalk work
Project will affect 13 properties
ST. HENRY - A proposed sidewalk project is one step closer to fruition.
Council members on Monday heard first reading of a resolution to construct
Mercer County still lowest in joblessness statewide
From staff reports
Mercer County in December maintained the lowest unemployment rate in the state.
The county's December rate was 3.1 percent,
New Bremen council moves to set fee for E-meter users
NEW BREMEN - With four village officials absent at Monday's council meeting, members quickly moved on three items.
Mayor Jeff Pape, village admini
Fullenkamp elected MRDD board president
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Developmental Disabilities members at Monday's organization meeting elected Phil Fullenkamp as board president, Teri Spoltman as vice president and Beth Guggenbiller as recording secretary.
Four elected to counties' FSA committees
Two people have been elected to each county Farm Service Agency committee in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
In Mercer County, Celina-area farmer Den
Olding happy to be honored
Minster distance standout to be inducted into OATCCC Hall of Fame this week
From 2001 until 2004, Sunni Olding was as dominant as one could be in distance running.
The Minster running standout will be honored for her spectacular career when she is inducted into the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (OATCCC) Hall of Fame this Friday in Columbus.
Pitch limit a plus for the game
Razz-Eye View
Occasionally, stories emerge about high school pitchers throwing 120, 130 and sometimes 140 or more pitches during the season.
The stories are few and far between and usually take place somewhere far away from this area.
Langenkamp signs with IU-East
CELINA - Indiana University-East was the perfect fit for Hailey Langenkamp for her major and her volleyball game.
The Celina standout will play for the NAIA Red Wolves based in Richmond, Indiana, next season after officially signing on Monday.
Guys want to look good, too
Changes include suits instead of tuxes, navy blues and plaids
Trendy grooms and groomsmen are choosing to wear suits or tuxedos, depending on whether the wedding is more formal or casual.
Over the years, men's wedding options have changed along with the fashion of the day.
Hearing set to rezone land to residential
ST. MARYS - City officials are looking for public input on the rezoning of about 7.5 acres near the northwest corner of Stoneybrook and Woodridge drives.
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