Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 8:23AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 823 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Henry, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Coldwater, Versailles, St. Henry, Bradford, Webster, Gettysburg, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, Darke County Airport, Maria Stein, Brock, State Route 47 at US Route 127, Eldora Speedway, Carthagena, and Willowdell.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 8:18AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 817 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Union City to 7 miles southeast of Muncie, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Richmond, Greenville, Centerville, Arcanum, Hagerstown, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, New Madison, Fountain City, Dublin, Franklin, Wayne Lakes, Gettysburg, Greens Fork, Pitsburg, Bethel, Hollansburg, Rossburg, and Palestine. This includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 148.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 4:12AM 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, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, 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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 8:34AM EDT until August 11 at 9:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 834 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Loramie, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, New Bremen, Minster, Covington, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Pleasant Hill, Botkins, New Knoxville, Hardin, Russia, Laura, Fletcher, Port Jefferson, and Casstown. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 71 and 106.
Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 8:34AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 834 AM EDT, a rapidly developing thunderstorm was located near Chippewa Park, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Bellefontaine, Kenton, Richwood, Russells Point, Lakeview, Alger, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Mcguffey, Huntsville, Ridgeway, Zanesfield, Raymond, and New Jerusalem. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. 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.
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
Chickasaw to revise building plans after construction bids come in high
By David Giesige
CHICKASAW - Village officials agreed to rework plans for a new water treatment plant after bids came in higher than expected.
Bids from four local contractors ranged from $342,000-$450,000, Access Engineering Solutions President Brice Schmitmeyer told council members during their Wednesday meeting. The initial estimate for the 120-foot-by-60-foot building was $275,000.
Schmitmeyer said he believes the contractors' busy schedules and the size of the proposed building led to higher bids. With time running out to still meet the construction's April deadline to start adding alum to the water, Schmitmeyer recommended rejecting all offers and rebidding the project with a 60-foot-by-60-foot building instead. Council members voted to do both and also are considering getting bids on a 60-foot-by-90-foot building if it is financially feasible to do so.
Meanwhile, Schmitmeyer said he intends to look more into a $200,000 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development that would come through Sen. Sherrod Brown's office to see if the money could be applied to the project. Access Engineering is continuing to move forward with the preliminary engineering for the project, he said.
Also at the meeting, Scott Prueter from NKTelco Wireless of New Knoxville received permission from council members to build a fiber optic network in Chickasaw. Prueter said the fiber optic cables will be buried only 30 inches deep in the utility easements, so he does not foresee any issues concerning water or sewage lines. By his estimate, the network will be installed within two months.
CELINA - The Outdoor Writers of Ohio will tour the area this weekend as part of the group's annual spring conference, taking place in Mercer County this year.
A federal court has rejected a request for an evidentiary hearing from a Chickasaw man serving 24 years in prison for a 2008 accident that killed four people.
NEW BREMEN - School district officials continue to discuss potential building projects for kindergarten through eighth-grade classes while addressing questions from the public.
CELINA - A few businesses in a shopping center were evacuated for about a hour and a half as the fire department and Dominion East Ohio personnel closed and capped a gas line Wednesday afternoon.
ST. HENRY - When Parkway head baseball coach Luke Clouse reflects on his team's Division IV tournament battle last night with St. Henry, he will certainly wish he could rewind one inning in particular.
Minster's Josh Nixon struck out 13 and allowed three hits over six innings in a 4-0 win over Lincolnview on Wednesday in the Division IV sectional final at Minster.
HUBER HEIGHTS - At 59, singer-songwriter Vince Gill, who scaled the heights of country charts in the 1990s, is down to his last bad habit, according to the title of his most recent album released in February.
