Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 11 at 9:49AM EDT until March 11 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 949 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Celina, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Rockford, Mendon, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, Tama, Rose Hill, Maria Stein, Eldora Speedway, Neptune, and Carthagena.
Tornado Watch issued March 11 at 9:48AM EDT until March 11 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORNADO WATCH 41 REMAINS VALID UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY 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 8 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER CLERMONT HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE DARKE MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BELLEVUE, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, KETTERING, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PIQUA, RICHMOND, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WILLIAMSTOWN, AND WITHAMSVILLE.
Wind Advisory issued March 11 at 6:26AM EDT until March 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 11 at 9:42AM EDT until March 11 at 10:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Logan County in west central Ohio... Western Hardin County in west central Ohio... Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1030 AM EDT.
* At 941 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Celina, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Minster, Cridersville, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, New Knoxville, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, and Belle Center.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 97 and 118.
Today 69° Today 69° chance 28° 28° slight chance Tomorrow 45° Tomorrow 45° 36° 36°
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Obituaries on October 5th, 2012
Clara Adams, 98, Celina, died Oct. 4, 2012, at her residence.
W.H. Dick & Son [More]
Brenda K. Fischer, 59, St. Marys, died Oct. 1, 2012, at her residence.
Miller [More]
Mary Agnes Glass, 92, formerly of Wapakoneta, died Sept. 24, 2012, in Clearwater, Fla. [More]
Lester A. Heyne, 84, Coldwater, died Sept. 30, 2012, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Margaret Jean "Peg" Hodge, 77, Rockford, died at 12:57 p.m. Oct. 2, 2012, at her home. [More]
Evelyn B. Shellabarger, 86, Celina, died at 11:08 p.m. Oct. 3, 2012, at the Gardens of Celina. [More]
Gertrude E. Ripploh, 90, Minster, died at 8:10 p.m. Oct. 3, 2012, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
Stories on October 5th, 2012
Mercer County Democrats have recommended that Celina City Councilman Bill Sell fill the board of election seat recently vacated by Mark Uhlenhake. [More]
Planting winter cover crops is a growing trend in Mercer County, but the amount in the Grand Lake Watershed hasn't increased much since farmers began planting them in 2009.
A 45-year-old Celina man has been charged with rape after a concerned relative of the teenage victim contacted authorities.
Dale Keith Weyant, 801
A 37-year-old Auglaize County man faces three counts of misdemeanor theft after he allegedly took laptop computers from a Celina department store.
David D. Weaver, 16764 County Road 116A, is scheduled to appear Monday in Celina Municipal Court.
Mercer County
CELINA - The sheriff's office is upgrading software to improve scheduling, payroll and its concealed and carry program.
Mercer County Commissioners
Auglaize County
WAPAKONETA - Mercer and Auglaize county commissioners met in joint session Thursday to set new rules and regulations for the Sandy Beach Sewer District.
ST. MARYS - Harry and Joan McPheron of St. Marys have been taking short-term mission trips the past 13 years, with a large portion of that time spent with the gypsy population in Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Hungary.
Lions Invitational
COLDWATER - The annual Lions Invitational gave local cross country teams one last tuneup prior to conference and postseason meets on Thursday at Community Park and Cavalier Stadium in Coldwater.
ST. HENRY - The high school volleyball postseason doesn't begin for another 11 days, but Redskin Gymnasium had a tournament atmosphere on Thursday night when rivals Coldwater and St. Henry faced off in a Midwest Athletic Conference matchup. [More]
MINSTER - Though they were completing a grueling stretch of volleyball, the Marion Local Flyers put on a tour de force on Thursday night to stay in control of the Midwest Athletic Conference title race.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The boys golf season ended for local players on Thursday as no teams or individuals made it out of either the Division II or Division III district tournaments.
Local pictures on October 5th, 2012