Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 6:13PM EDT until June 18 at 7:00PM 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... Darke County in west central Ohio... Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Eastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 613 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rockford to New Madison, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Cridersville, Bradford, and Anna.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 71 and 118.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 5:46PM EDT until June 18 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 545 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Bluffton to 10 miles north of Hagerstown, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Greenville, Celina, Coldwater, Versailles, St. Henry, Bradford, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, Rockford, Webster, Wabash, Wayne Lakes, Mendon, Gettysburg, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, and Rossburg.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 18 at 4:51PM EDT until June 18 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 437 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING 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 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
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, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, 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, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023

Lima man arrested for brandishing gun at teens

By Abigail Miller

CELINA - Celina police arrested a Lima man on Monday who was accused of flashing a handgun at a group of Celina teenagers over the weekend.

Donald C. Harden, 37, allegedly peered into the front window of a residence in the 500 block of East Livingston Street on Saturday evening, according to a news release from Celina Police Chief Tom Wale.

Harden then reportedly pulled out a handgun and made threatening gestures which were intended for three teenagers inside the residence.

Charges were filed on Monday in Celina Municipal Court for first-degree misdemeanor aggravated menacing.

Wale in his initial release asked anyone with information on Harden's whereabouts to contact local law enforcement immediately, urging against approaching or attempting to detain Harden.

Shortly after the release was posted on social media, the Celina Police Department received four calls from people who said they had seen Harden.

Harden was located on foot on East Livingston Street near Grand Lake Road and was taken into custody and transported to the Mercer County Jail without incident, according to the release.

If convicted of aggravated menacing, Harden could face up to 180 days in the county jail and a maximum fine of $1,000.

Harden also has an open case from late September in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for the alleged theft of a motor vehicle.

At about 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 30 at the Celina Moose, a 46-year-old Celina man was reportedly seen on surveillance camera riding a bicycle with Harden on the back pegs, according to the affidavit.

The pair allegedly rode up to an unlocked 2017 Ford Focus with the keys in it in the Moose parking lot, where Harden proceeded to open the driver door, start the car and drive off, according to the affidavit.

Later that same day, officers reportedly found the other man in the 100 block of North Vine Street with a bike officers said matched the one on surveillance footage.

The man reportedly admitted to police that he give Harden a ride to the Moose parking lot but said he did not know that Harden intended to steal the car.

Harden was charged with fourth-degree felony grand theft of a motor vehicle on Oct. 2.

If convicted of grand theft, he could face up to 18 months in prison and a maximum fine of $5,000.

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Harden was released on his own recognizance for the auto theft charge on Wednesday. However, due to the menacing charges, his bond was revoked on Monday.

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