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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 8:07AM EDT until August 12 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Eastern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 807 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Celina, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Fort Loramie, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Montezuma, Fryburg, Tama, Egypt, Lake Loramie State Park, Neptune, and Bulkhead.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 110.

Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, 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 evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

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Tuesday, January 30th, 2018

CAPT donates $20K to field repairs

By Colin Foster

CELINA - Celina Aluminum Precision Technology Inc. President Yutaka Ito shared his memories of playing baseball as he helped another generation of players realize their dreams.

Thanks to the generosity of Ito, vice president Tom Rable and CAPT, high school and collegiate athletes will have improved facilities when they return for this year's season. [More]

City may pay for stadium lighting

St. Marys

By Ed Gebert

ST. MARYS - City officials are considering paying for the lighting at the proposed new football stadium at the middle/high school campus but are waiting for final cost estimates before proceeding.

City council's electric committee members and other officials met on Monday with Roughrider Philanthropic Association representative Dan Burke to consider the proposal. The plan would include having the city pay for the lighting and then be repaid through the purchase of electricity over 15 years. [More]

Obituaries on January 30th, 2018

Lois Herron

Lois A. Herron, age 79, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at her residence at 10:26 pm on Sunday, January 28, 2018. [More]

Paul Quellhorst

Paul R.W. Quellhorst, 86 of St. Marys, formerly of New Bremen, died at 12:12 A.M. on January 29, 2018 at the Otterbein Senior Lifestyles of St. Marys. [More]

Urban Seger

Urban J. Seger, 88, Minster, died on Jan. 29, 2018, in St. Marys.

Mass of Christian Burial is at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster. [More]

Local pictures on January 30th, 2018

Subscriber stories on January 30th, 2018

Council OKs funds for bleachers

CELINA - Safety service director Tom Hitchcock can proceed with awarding a $25,392 contract to install handicapped-accessible bleachers at Montgomery Field after city council action on Monday night.

Possible ice rink project discussed

Idea referred to panel for further exploration

CELINA - Two city councilmen at Monday night's special meeting floated the idea of creating an ice-skating area within the city's park system.

After briefly discussing the matter, though, officials agreed to explore the concept in more detail at a future parks and recreation committee meeting.

Officials to test design

Officials plan to construct a locally designed conservation practice that includes wetland cells and plants in a flood-prone farm field east of Rockford.

'D'enial of Service

St. Henry's defense shuts down Minster

MINSTER - As impressive as the offensive effort was by St. Henry on Monday night, Redskin coach Eric Rosenbeck was really impressed with the defense.

Horstman puts on show for Findlay

College Notes

New Knoxville graduate Haley Horstman and the Findlay women's basketball team made their big-time television debut on ESPN3 for Saturday's game with Kentucky Wesleyan.

Rangers fall to Trojans

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Botkins outscored New Knoxville 16-5 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 39-26 victory in non-conference girls basketball action on Monday night in Botkins.

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