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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 7:48PM EDT until March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 747 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rockford, moving east at 60 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, Rockford, Waynesfield, Mendon, Buckland, Uniopolis, Neptune, Kossuth, State Route 116 at State Route 197, and Tama.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.

Special Weather Statement issued March 22 at 7:46PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 746 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Rockford, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and nickel size 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, Rockford, Mendon, Buckland, Uniopolis, Neptune, Kossuth, State Route 116 at State Route 197, and Tama.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.

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.

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Thursday, August 27th, 2009

No longer a dream; it's an achievement

By William Kincaid

Celina resident Dan Uhlenhake approached the starting line of Humpy's Classic Marathon in downtown Anchorage, Ala., on Aug. 16 with the same demeanor he had employed at other races.

"I've done so many of them, it's just another day," the 58-year-old runner and manager of Grand Lake Builders Supply told the newspaper. [More]

Board reviewing 200 canceled voter registrations

By William Kincaid

The cancellation of more than 200 voter registrations by the Mercer County Board of Elections office staff has been called into question and is being reviewed by a bi-partisan committee of the Mercer County Election Board.

An internal investigation - spanning four executive sessions - was launched late last month after one of the elections office's part-time clerks noticed irregularities with several canceled voter registrations. [More]

Obituaries on August 27th, 2009

Mary Cohen

Mary E. Cohen, 53, 3111/2 E. Fourth St., Greenville, died Aug. 24, 2009, at her residence. A cause of death has not been determined. [More]

Leona Neusmeyer

Leona Neusmeyer, 87, formerly of Moulton, died at 11:55 p.m. Aug. 26, 2009, at [More]

Local pictures on August 27th, 2009

Subscriber stories on August 27th, 2009

Jobs lost at Board of Election

Mercer County Board of Election director Lynn Wylds and deputy director Denise Fullenkamp were both fired on Wednesday afternoon after a month-long internal investigation led by board of elections members.

No pay to play sports, after all

MINSTER - There will be no pay to participate policy in the Minster Local Schools at least for the current school year.

Board of education members

Working together for St. Marys pupil safety

WAPAKONETA - What if there's a shooter in the hallway at school? Unlike television, it's not likely the police will be waiting in the cafeteria. And

Tractors revving up their engines

The 36th annual nationally sanctioned truck and tractor pulls will be held on Friday and Saturday at Ambassador Park in Fort Recovery.

The event, w

St. Henry business receives Midwest Electric loan

A St. Henry company was awarded a $50,000 low-interest revolving loan by Midwest Electric to expand its own facility and open an adjacent store.

Minster BOE celebrates rating

MINSTER - Orange balloons with orange and black crepe paper decorated the conference room when the Minster Local Schools board of education met Wednesday night.

Executive director chosen

NEW BREMEN - Scott Frey will become executive director of the Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce effective Aug. 31.

The local resident replaces Jim Coons, who served 31/2 years before deciding to return to radio broadcasting. Frey's was among 24 applications received for the post.

Minster picks up MAC win over Flyers

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Minster defeated Marion Local 156-177 in Wednesday afternoon Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf action at The Mercer County Elks.

Minster to honor 1989 state champs

The Minster Athletic Boosters will honor the 20th Anniversary of the Wildcat football team winning the Division V state football title during halftime of this Friday's season opener against Fort Loramie.

Getting better is the focus for the Bulldogs

Year two of the Jared Rolfes era as the Celina football coach begins this season with the Bulldogs still searching for their first winning record since 2000.

Inexperience could be a concern for Cavaliers

After a 12-1 season and another Midwest Athletic Conference title, the Coldwater Cavaliers will look to some new players to continue the strong tradition.

Indians will feature high-powered offense

Last year, the offense for the Fort Recovery football team had plenty of weapons to work with, averaging 27.7 points per game.

Unfortunately, the defense allowed 34.2 per game, resulting in a 3-7 campaign.

Goodwin dealing with a lot of inexperience

The Marion Local Flyers will have a lot of work to do this year to maintain the lofty standards set over the past 10 years.

Flyer pilot Tim Goodwin

Wildcats could be a sleeper this year in MAC

With the talk of this season's big horses of the Midwest Athletic Conference revolving around the usual suspects, the Minster Wildcats are often overlooked, which may come back to bite a few teams.

Messick confident that this is a breakout year

In each of his first two years as head football coach at New Bremen, Rob Messick and his squads have increased the win total.

In 2007, the Cardina

Parkway hoping to avoid injuries this year

Last year, the most valuable person on the Parkway football team was likely the athletic trainer.

Injuries played havoc with the Panthers last season, where five different players took snaps at quarterback, including a freshman who did most of the chores late in the season.

Veteran team returns for Starkey's Redskins

With the season's initial kickoff just around the bend, St. Henry head coach Jeff Starkey embarks with high expectations on his seventh season in charge of the Redskins. He returns 14 letterwinners from a season ago when they finished 6-4.

Hollars out to continue Roughriders tradition

Few schools can match the tradition of the St. Marys football program.

After 11 years under the guidance of Doug Frye, the Roughriders will look to continue the success on the gridiron under new head coach Mark Hollars.

Expectations at an all-time high for Celina

Celina has always been considered the dominant program in the Western Buckeye League with a total of 22 championships in 33 years of play, but the Bulldogs took it to another level last year.

Inexperience is a big concern for the Cavs

After a 14-10 campaign in 2008, Coldwater volleyball coach Mandy Diller will work with a young team that does not have much in the way of varsity experience.

Fort Recovery will be led by eight seniors

After going 11-13 in 2008, the Fort Recovery Indians will look to replace key spots on the hitting line opened up by graduation.

The graduations of

Defending two-time state champs loaded again

With 10 returning letterwinners back from last year's Division IV state championship squad, the Marion Local Flyers look to be in good shape for another solid season of volleyball.

Veteran roster is returning for the Wildcats

As head coach Ashley Rohrer enters her second season with the Minster varsity volleyball team, there is plenty of reason for excitement toward the upcoming fall campaign.

Cardinals will have a new look this season

The New Bremen volleyball team begins a new chapter this fall. They not only have to replace the bulk of the team that wrote one of the greatest chapters in the programs history, but the team is also under new management for the first time in 24 years.

Panthers return a strong group of veterans

After going 18-6 last season and advancing to the district finals, Parkway will look to get out of the Division III sectional it hosts and move on further in the tournament.

Schwieterman optimistic about the Redskins

As she approaches her 13th season as the head coach of the St. Henry Redskins volleyball team, Lori Schwieterman is hoping a veteran lineup can help the program climb back to the top of the Midwest Athletic Conference.

Sophomores will play a big role for St. Marys

St. Marys volleyball coach Tricia Rosenbeck has a tough challenge ahead with trying to push the Roughriders up the Western Buckeye League standings with a young team this year.

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