Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 11:48PM EDT until April 28 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1148 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Geneva to 7 miles south of Winchester, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Greenville, Celina, Coldwater, Versailles, St. Henry, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, Rockford, Webster, Wabash, Mendon, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Hollansburg, Rossburg, Palestine, and Montezuma.
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 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, July 24th, 2012
By Betty Lawrence
CELINA - Samantha Hartings of Coldwater was crowned 2012 Miss Lake Festival Queen in front of a standing room only crowd of 800-plus on Monday evening.
The queen and her court will reign over this weekend's annual Celina Lake Festival.
The packed room at Romer's at Westlake cheered on the contestants in three separate divisions - Miss Lake Festival, Miss Lake Festival Outstanding Teen and Miss Lake Festival Princess Camp. [More]
By Betty Lawrence
CELINA - Miss Lake Festival Outstanding Teen and Miss Lake Festival Princess Camp pageants were held in conjunction with Monday's Miss Lake Festival scholarship pageant at Romer's at Westlake.
Crowned 2012 Miss Lake Festival Outstanding Teen was Breah Anderson, 13, of Celina, the daughter of Brian and Kelly Anderson. First runner-up was Makenzie Fennig, 13, of Celina, the daughter of Mike and Sue Fennig. [More]
Low water level in Grand Lake blamed
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The 2012 Celina Governor's Cup Regatta has been canceled.
Organization spokesman Allen Baskett this morning said officials struggled with securing sponsorship, but he attributed the cancellation solely to the low water level in Grand Lake.
The event was to be held Aug. 25 and 26 off Lake Shore Drive. [More]
Obituaries on July 24th, 2012
Former Celina resident Charles F. "Fred" Moorman, 69, of Brighton, Colo., died July 7, 2012, of injuries sustained in a traffic accident in Denver, Colo. [More]
Steven Lee Kable, 37, Celina, died at 7:11 p.m. July 21, 2012, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. [More]
Rebecca Hagaman, 44, Celina, died July 23, 2012.
Arrangements are pending at [More]
Lance Evans, 67, New Knoxville, died July 22, 2012, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Former St. Marys resident Rex Alan Laffin, 60, Naples, Fla., died July 14, 2012.
He was born Nov. 1, 1951, in Celina, to Orville and Maxine Goodwin Laffin. [More]
Rona A. Book, 69, Venedocia, died July 23, 2012, at The Kobacker House in Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on July 24th, 2012
Subscriber stories on July 24th, 2012
CELINA - City council members were pleased to learn general fund revenue is up and spending is down.
Six months into the year, more than half of the anticipated revenue has been collected and less money has been spent than forecasted, according to city auditor Betty Strawn.
ST. MARYS - A few residents pleaded to save the St. Marys power plant smokestack on Monday as council recommended tearing it down.
Council members
St. Henry
ST. HENRY - Village council members Monday night unanimously OK'd action to seek a permanent 1/2 percent income tax levy at the November general election.
St. Henry
ST. HENRY - Unusual weather the past year resulted in big savings for the school district.
St. Henry schools treasurer Glenn Miller told board members Monday night the lack of harsh weather conditions saved the district about $30,000 in total utility costs during the 2011-2012 school year.
Mercer County
Mercer County's unemployment rose 0.4 percent from May to June, but the county still maintains the lowest unemployment rate in the state, according to figures released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Precautionary measures taken due to recent arsons
CELINA - Mayor Jeff Hazel said all city park bathrooms will be locked at night following two arson fires that caused an estimated $20,000 in damages to the structures.
Celina Police continue to investigate a pair of burglaries at two local businesses.
Employees arriving at Pullman Bay, 117 Lake Shore Drive, shortly before 6 a.m. today discovered glass in the northeast door had been broken.
Crops also can be used as emergency forage for cattle
Planting cover crops will be of particular importance to water quality and cattle this year, a local ag official says.
The crops help with water quality by capturing nutrients that weren't used by corn and soybeans because of the drought.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The Wright State University Lake Campus announced on Monday that former Celina volleyball player and assistant coach Traci Stoner Dues will be the new head coach of the Lakers' volleyball program.