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
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
Obituaries on March 20th, 2007
Carl Klopfleisch, 89, 230 E. Livingston St., Celina, died at 12:50 p.m. March 18, 2007, at Miller House, Celina. [More]
Orville A. Niekamp, 66, 155 W. Main St., Osgood, died at 5:10 a.m. March 19, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Former Celina resident Claude A. "Dutch" Slife, 79, of Dayton, died March 16, 2007, in Dayton. [More]
Stories on March 20th, 2007
Marion Twp. trustee will fill vacancy
Maria Stein resident John Bruns won a seat on the Mercer County Commission by a majority vote of 26 local GOP Central Committee members on Monday. [More]
An investigation into the cause of a Monday fire that destroyed a rural Celina home is continuing with a representative from the Ohio Fire Marshal's Office expected to tour the scene this morning. [More]
Celina city officials plan to issue nearly $1 million in new debt during the next few months to pay for several major projects.
Much of the new deb
The upcoming widening and reconstruction of Grand Lake Road will require some physical changes at Eastview Park.
Celina City Council members discussed the issue Monday during a wide-ranging discussion on a number of pending projects.
MINSTER - A three-principal system will be brought back after Minster Local Schools board of education eliminated a top job last year due to budget constraints.
Minster BOE agrees to purchase used equipment with token payment
MINSTER - The Minster Community School board of education held its last official meeting Monday morning and discussed an equitable plan for selling computers and other fixed assets from the now defunct educational option.
Local firefighters responded to an apartment fire in Celina on Friday night after a passer-by spotted flames and alerted other residents of the 125 N. Enterprise St. complex. [More]
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools board of education learned Monday night district officials have met all state requirements in regard to crisis plans as well as the distribution of floor plans and blueprints.
Parent has concerns about child's signout from Head Start
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the Ohio Supreme Court's declaration that the state's school funding system is unconstitutional due to inequity between rich and poor districts.
Bare ballot will save taxpayers some money
A bare May primary ballot will save Mercer County taxpayers some money this spring, Board of Elections Director Denise Fullenkamp said.
None of Mer
Current and proposed increases in ethanol production have significantly increased the cost of corn for feed on Ohio dairy farms and the local area is no exception. [More]
The Mercer County FFA chapters will host the first Mercer County FFA Invitational livestock competition on Saturday at the Mercer County fairgrounds from 10 a.m.-noon.
Compiled by Gary Rasberry
Coldwater's Tyler James and Wapakoneta's Chelsey Rosebrook took home top honors during the West Ohio High School Bowling Conference's banquet on Sunday at Romer's in Celina.
Local pictures on March 20th, 2007