Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT 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 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
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, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Today 73° Today 73° slight chance 32° 32° likely Tomorrow 46° Tomorrow 46° 30° 30°
Friday, March 13th, 2009
Record high prices, hard times have people turning in old jewelry in exchange for cash
By Betty Lawrence
Gold has hit record highs of nearly $1,000 an ounce, prompting a modern-day gold rush.
People are cleaning out their jewelry boxes, turning in that old, unused gold jewelry for cold hard cash. Coins, pocket watches and even dental gold have become the norm for gold buyers. [More]
Celina pastor and wife assist people in Ghana, Africa
By Margie Wuebker
Pastor Randy Christian and his wife Tricia discovered a bit of home during a February trip to the Republic of Ghana in West Africa.
The couple, who minister at The Lord's Church in Celina, found a small congregation bearing the same name in a small village where Americans with white skin are held in awe. [More]
Obituaries on March 13th, 2009
Hilda L. Bower, 97, of Rockford and formerly of Cincinnati, died at 9:15 p.m. March 11, 2009, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Ida Mae Deitsch, 78, 411 Oliver St., St. Marys, died at 12:40 p.m. March 12, 2009, at the Golden Living Center-Valley, St. Marys. [More]
Ralph H. Feil, 86, a resident at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community and formerly of Findlay, died at 7:07 a.m. March 12, 2009, at Otterbein St. Marys. [More]
Donald J. Link, 75, 6175 state Route 274, Carthagena, died the morning of March 12, 2009, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on March 13th, 2009
Subscriber stories on March 13th, 2009
People who do J-turns and cause crashes usually not cited because the move is legal, police say
A request from the Celina Police Department to outlaw motorists from making J-turns in the city did not clear Celina City Council's streets and alleys committee on Thursday night.
Grand Lake Road could go from 25 to 35 mph
Celina City Council members will consider increasing the speed limit on Grand Lake Road from 25 to 35 miles per hour.
The city's streets and alleys committee on Thursday night discussed the proposal, which most supported.
A former Parkway school board member and former business owner has been charged with eight counts of public indecency, according to Rockford Police Chief Paul May.
Mercer County commissioners have paved the way for numerous road and bridge projects this year with hearings held this week to bid out the work.
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I recently was walking around the bakery section of a local grocery store when I spied what is curiously called a Marionberry pie. The filling was dark purple, such as in a blackberry pie.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
Although it could be considered to be a down year overall for basketball around the Grand Lake area, there were still plenty of local athletes that earned all-district honors based on the recommendations of a media panel.
ST. HENRY - After being part of the beginning of the St. Henry girls golf team, Shelly Post will get the chance to be a trailblazer again.
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