Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 8:07AM EDT until August 12 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Eastern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 807 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Celina, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Fort Loramie, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Montezuma, Fryburg, Tama, Egypt, Lake Loramie State Park, Neptune, and Bulkhead.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 110.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, 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 Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
By William Kincaid
CELINA - City council members on Monday night passed legislation to once again renew its debt on behalf of the Bryson Trust Fund for the purchase of two lakeshore-area properties to be turned into parkland.
But this year, the load will be considerably lighter. [More]
Celina beats Kenton and Lehman in tri-match
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - The Celina wrestling team wrapped its dual/tri-meet portion of the schedule with a sweep of Kenton and Lehman on Tuesday night at the high school gymnasium.
The 63-18 win over Kenton in the opener was big as it allowed the Bulldogs to finish Western Buckeye League dual match action at 4-5, something that coach James Miracle called "baby steps" after the team had gone 3-6 last year in duals and 2-7 two years ago. [More]
Obituaries on January 25th, 2017
Marion L. Heindel, age 81, of Celina, OH, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 4:30 am at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford, OH. [More]
Alma M. Puthoff age 90 of Chickasaw, Ohio died at 6:40 PM on January 23, 2017 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on January 25th, 2017
Subscriber stories on January 25th, 2017
CELINA - The Lake Facilities Authority on Tuesday approved a 2017 budget of just more than $3 million in revenue and $415,500 in expenditures.
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Work slated on Beaver Creek
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday awarded a $185,955 contract to Fenson Contracting LLC of Fort Jennings to extend the Beaver Creek erosion control project.
NEW HAMPSHIRE - A routine call for an alleged assault on Tuesday reportedly turned into a drug investigation.
Auglaize County Sheriff's deputies r
MARIA STEIN - Macey Griesdorn continued her hot-shooting streak on Tuesday night.
And Marion Local extended its winning streak to three games.
Griesdorn scored 23 points and the Flyers dominated the glass in a 62-48 victory over St. Marys in a MAC versus WBL matchup at the Hangar.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina struggled in the first half against Lima Central Catholic and fell to the Thunderbirds 54-39 in non-conference girls basketball action at Herr Gymnasium in Lima on Tuesday.
Minster and Versailles play a similar style of basketball.
"It's kind of eery just how similar we are, isn't it?," Versailles coach Jacki Stonebraker said.