Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 927 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Bremen to near Fountain City, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 67 and 106.
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 9:19PM EDT until March 22 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 918 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Dunkirk to 7 miles east of Piqua, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include... Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Urbana, Kenton, St. Paris, West Liberty, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, and Blanchard.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 79 and 99.
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Thursday, May 9th, 2013
By Eric Adams
MINSTER - The blizzard of 1978; the 1996 fire at New Bremen's Dairy Farm Products; the Cridersville tornado of 2010.
The unrelated incidents, isolated by years of small-town tranquility, share one important denominator - they all changed lives in an instant and all could happen again at any time. [More]
Former Maria Stein man
By Margie Wuebker
A former Maria Stein man appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court Wednesday morning and showed no emotion as he received an additional 25-year prison sentence for sex-related offenses involving children.
Travis M. Quinter, 33, who had resided at 1229 state Route 716, already has sentences totaling 60 years for similar crimes involving the same victims in Allen and Auglaize counties. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
MARIA STEIN - Taylor Homan could relate to a mail carrier on Wednesday, as neither rain nor thunder could deter the Marion Local softball pitcher from her route.
Homan battled through the weather elements while retiring all 15 Fort Recovery batters she faced in Marion Local's 15-0 Midwest Athletic Conference win at the Flyer Athletic Complex. [More]
Obituaries on May 9th, 2013
Marjorie L. Borden, 94, St. Marys, died at 9:55 a.m. May 7, 2013, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Gale R. Compton, 86, Van Wert, died at 4:05 p.m. May 7, 2013, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Lester Dicke, 95, St. Marys, died May 8, 2013, at St. Marys Living Center.
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Dorothy Lynn Dorsett, 54, Wapakoneta, died at 1:49 a.m. May 7, 2013, at her residence. [More]
Frank E. Hisey Jr., 71, Celina, passed away May 7, 2013, in North Manchester, Ind. [More]
Rick A. Marbaugh, 58, Celina, passed away at 6:15 p.m. May 8, 2013, at Celina M [More]
Richard Rubel, St. Marys, died May 6, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in St. [More]
Ruth M. Wellman, 87, Celina, passed away at 5:07 a.m. May 9, 2013, at Celina Ma [More]
Local pictures on May 9th, 2013
Subscriber stories on May 9th, 2013
FORT RECOVERY - A major construction project likely will begin this summer in Fort Recovery as the village was awarded a $550,000 grant and a $1.15 million, zero-interest loan from the Ohio Public Works Commission.
Local case tied to state incidents involving chicks
CELINA - Local health officials are investigating two outbreaks of salmonella that sickened at least six people in Mercer County in recent weeks.
None of the victims' illnesses were considered life-threatening.
ST. MARYS - Another group of high school students pleaded their case to school board members on Wednesday, hoping their club will be spared from the budget cut list.
District, village agree to project at practice field
NEW BREMEN - Renovations will soon begin on transforming the current New Bremen High School community room into the high school office.
Board of education members on Wednesday night approved a $124,300 bid from Miami Erie Contractors for the work.
NEW BREMEN - Board of education members want the Ohio School Facilities Commission to establish a new scope for a proposed building project.
Meanwhile, officials continue to seek input from district residents on building options and ponder whether to place a bond issue on the November ballot.
St. Henry man faces 47 charges involving former student
A trial date has been set in the case of a suspended Fort Recovery High School accounting teacher facing 47 sex-related charges.
Christopher A. Sum
Packed auditorium experiences magic of country music
WABASH, IND. - Willie Nelson is still traveling down the road to another joint with his band, packing houses and pleasing fans with his distinctive style of American music.
ROCKFORD - Coldwater pitcher Grant Muhlenkamp silenced Parkway's offense, and the Cavaliers' bats erupted for seven runs in the second inning en route to a dominating 10-0 five-inning win over the Panthers in Midwest Athletic Conference action on Wednesday in Rockford.
Last Curtain Call
It's not a huge secret, but baseball has never really been king in New Knoxville.
While the smallest school in the Midwest Athletic Conference has
COLDWATER - Kyle Bergman was a key cog in Coldwater's success on the football field in recent years and now the Cavaliers' standout kicker will try to do the same at the collegiate level after committing to Ohio Northern University on Wednesday.