Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 4:44PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 444 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Spencerville In Allen County to near Union City, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, pea size hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Greenville, Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, St. Henry, Cridersville, Union City, Ansonia, New Knoxville, Moulton, Wayne Lakes, Mendon, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Buckland, and Rossburg.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
Motorists should slow down and use extra caution.
When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for west central Ohio.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 4:38PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 438 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles west of Fort Loramie to near Greenville, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Greenville, Wapakoneta, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Newport, Bradford, Fort Loramie, New Knoxville, Webster, Wayne Lakes, Russia, Gettysburg, Osgood, North Star, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Egypt, Darke County Airport, and State Route 47 at US Route 127.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for west central Ohio.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 11:11AM EDT until May 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 220 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE MERCER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CELINA, COLDWATER, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Coldwater schools now compliant with Title IX

By Betty Lawrence

COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools is now in compliance with Title IX, a federal law that prohibits gender discrimination in educational programs and activities, according to Superintendent Rich Seas.

The school had been under a Title IX watch since 2006, when the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) investigated the school following discontinuation of the girls gymnastics program.

To achieve compliance, high school administrators moved bowling from a club sport to a fully-sponsored school sport and added girls soccer to the school's offerings.

"The OCR approved the bowling and soccer and we're encouraged at what we were able to do. We plan to keep moving forward on this," Seas told school board members meeting Tuesday.

In other action at Tuesday's meeting, treasurer Sherry Shaffer said she was more than happy to report the school's building program will be closed out soon, allowing the school access to the $500,000 Permanent Improvement monies.

"This whole thing started in 1999, 11 years ago, and I plan to whoop and holler next week when it's final," she said.

Gifted coordinator Pat Naveau said the middle school quiz bowl will be 9 a.m. March 6 at the school.

"This is the first time Coldwater has hosted this and there are 25 on my team this year. Nine schools are coming in," she said.

In other action, the board:

• Went into executive session to discuss compensation, employment of personnel and to review negotiations. No action was taken.

• Approved the donation of a football banner from the Coldwater Athletic Boosters.

• Hired Josh Lisi as junior high track coach and Marty Schoenherr as junior high cross country coach for the 2010 season.

• Accepted the resignations of Mandy Diller, head volleyball coach; Mike Etzler, assistant volleyball coach; and Beth Thomas, junior high volleyball coach.

• Approved Kyle Ahrens and Toby Siefring as volunteer coaches for the 2010 baseball season.

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