Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 11 at 2:39PM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 567 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
FRANKLIN
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER CLINTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BLANCHESTER, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILMINGTON, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 12:05PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM 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 morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected into Wednesday morning. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 66° 66° chance Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° slight chance slight chance 66° 66° chance likely
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Students stretch skills to reach from New Bremen to Nepal
By Margie Wuebker
NEW BREMEN - Students in Amy Poeppelman's sixth-grade science class are on a mission - a geotechnical engineering mission to be exact.
Their goal is to design a safe way for villagers in rural Nepal to safely reach a medical clinic situated across the river. The two-week lab unit, titled "A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape," incorporates math, science and critical thinking components into an enjoyable exercise. [More]
By Ryan Hines
It was fitting that a group of seniors stood out for the Celina football team on Friday night as it was senior night against Lima Bath at Celina Stadium.
The Celina passing game helped erase a halftime deficit with 21 points in the third quarter for a 34-21 victory over Bath in Western Buckeye League play. [More]
By Randy Bruns
FORT RECOVERY - The St. Henry Redskins rocketed out to a fast start on offense and held on for dear life in the second half for a 37-21 victory over the Fort Recovery Indians on Friday night at Barrenbrugge Field.
The win snaps St. Henry's three-game losing streak and puts the Redskins at 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the Midwest Athletic Conference. Fort Recovery falls to 3-5 on the year and 1-5 in league play. [More]
Obituaries on October 11th, 2008
Former Coldwater resident Larry R. Boeckman, 54, of St. Louis, Mo., died Oct. 9 [More]
Jean Green, 90, 808 Pro Drive, Celina, died Oct. 10, 2008, at Briarwood Manor N [More]
Robert J. "Bob" Grilliot, 79, Center Street, Versailles, died at 6:20 a.m. Oct. 10, 2008, at Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Bernice M. Miller, 97, formerly of 1100 Myers Road, Celina, died Oct. 9, 2008, at Golden Living Center, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on October 11th, 2008
Subscriber stories on October 11th, 2008
FORT RECOVERY -  Anyone slightly interested in American history should visit Fort Recovery, says William Heath, Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist and professor.
Vantage Career Center in Van Wert has placed two levies on the Nov. 4 election ballot: one 0.8 mill operating levy replacement; the other is a 1.2 mill bond levy to generate funds for career-technical lab renovation, much of which is not eligible for state funding.
COLDWATER - Coldwater's defense set up the team's first 21 points, including a record-breaking interception return, as the Cavaliers improved to 8-0 overall and 6-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play with a 38-7 win over St. John's on senior night at Cavalier Stadium.
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - The Shawnee Indians put the St. Marys Roughriders' Western Buckeye League football championship celebration on hold for at least another week as they used two long offensive drives to drop the Division III number-one ranked Roughriders, 17-7, on Friday night at Shawnee Stadium.
ROCKFORD - There were two big factors coming into this Friday's Midwest Athletic Conference contest in Rockford.
The Minster Wildcats entered this
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Ben Smith had another monster game as Marion Local improved to 7-1 (5-1 Midwest Athletic Conference with a 33-0 win over Versailles at Booster Field in Maria Stein on Friday night.
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Jacob Lugo broke the school record for rushing yards in a game as Ottawa-Glandorf improved to 5-2 in the Western Buckeye League with a 35-6 win over Van Wert at Titan Stadium on Friday.
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The Minster boys golf team finished day one of the 2008 Division III state golf tournament in fourth place after Friday's action at The Players Club at Foxfire Golf Club in Lockbourne.