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
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - The bumpy ground behind the old Smith School isn't as inviting these days to the students who once slung acorns and played Fox and Goose on the 'ole playground.
"We played Andy Over and had lots of acorn fights out here, big fights," laughs 83-year-old Eugene Buschur of Coldwater during a recent reunion of students who attended the one-room schoolhouse in the late '30s and early '40s. [More]
By Bruce Monnin
Only two weeks remain in the high school football regular season. The first area team has clinched a playoff spot, and later this week we will be able to make projections as to who is likely to make the playoffs and who is not.
The Western Buckey [More]
Obituaries on October 14th, 2008
Raymond A. Rush, 64, 1730 Celina Road, St. Marys, died at 5 p.m. Oct. 11, 2008, [More]
Delbert L. "Del" Stucke, 61, 293 E. Sixth St., Minster, died at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 2008, at his residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Ryan A. Weitzel, 17, 5677 state Route 119, St. Henry, died Oct. 12, 2008, at his residence. Death was due to an apparent suicide. [More]
Local pictures on October 14th, 2008
Subscriber stories on October 14th, 2008
ROCKFORD - Tammy Barlage has had some down days since being locked out from her job at Kongsberg Automatic in Van Wert six months ago. But, overall, this single mom is keeping busy and is grateful, even as the lockout shows no sign of ending.
Residents in the village of Montezuma will be voting on Nov. 4 on a new assessment to cover the costs of street lights in the village.
If passed, the $44 per parcel assessment would begin next year and would run for five years.
ST. HENRY - A nearly $200,000 highway enhancement project has begun on the south side of the village.
Directional boring and trenching work continu
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Treasurer Paul Gagel can commiserate with the person who coined the phrase "You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip."
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MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools, like other districts throughout the state, will be required to integrate economics and financial literacy into Ohio Core curriculum beginning in July 2010.
Celina resident Kelli Watson is afraid one of the many children living on Forest Street will get hurt from drivers recklessly speeding in her neighborhood.
Laura Walker, coordinator of the Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance, said late last week she is still accepting applications from farmers for a second round of ranking to install best management practices on their land through an Agriculture Incentives Program.