Tornado Warning issued May 7 at 8:24PM EDT until May 7 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Logan County in west central Ohio... Auglaize County in west central Ohio... East central Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 824 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near New Bremen, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Cridersville, Botkins, Lakeview, New Knoxville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Chickasaw, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, St. Johns, Bulkhead, and New Hampshire.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 104 and 118.
Tornado Warning issued May 7 at 8:13PM EDT until May 7 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... East central Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 812 PM EDT, radar indicated that a tornado-producing storm was located over Coldwater, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. At 7:55 PM, a tornado was reported 4 miles north of Fort Recovery.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, Moulton, Buckland, Montezuma, Neptune, Kossuth, State Route 116 at State Route 197, and Bulkhead.
Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 6:01PM EDT until May 8 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 197 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY 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 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
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Monday, February 19th, 2007
By William Kincaid
WAPAKONETA - Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich addressed a sold-out crowd at the Democrats of Auglaize County (DAC) Presidents Day Breakfast on Saturday morning, calling for a complete withdrawal of American troops from Iraq and stronger economic and domestic rograms. [More]
By Timothy Cox
MONTEZUMA - The biggest debate at this month's village council meeting was what to do with all the snow piled up around town.
Last week's blizzard taxed local officials' ability to keep roads clear and massive snow piles could be seen throughout the village. Following a lengthy discussion, village officials hired Earl Heyne for $440 to haul snow out of town. Council members reached the deal only after dickering with Heyne for a better deal. [More]
Obituaries on February 19th, 2007
Raphael "Ray" Francis Cron, 77, died Feb. 17, 2007, at his Celina residence. [More]
Jim G. Derringer, 74, 300 state Route 119, Fort Recovery, died at 3:13 p.m. Feb. 17, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Donald "Fuzz" Kantner, 80, 1705 Fenway Court, St. Marys, died Feb. 17, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Alma Elizabeth Stephenson Now, 107, formerly of 990 Tama Road, Rockford, died at 9:10 a.m. Feb. 18, 2007, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Frances M. Rethman, 92, 10276 Friemering Road, Fort Loramie, died 11 a.m. Feb. 17, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Esther L. Ditmer Richards, 82, formerly of Tipp City, died Feb. 15, 2007, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community, St. Marys. [More]
Prentiss F. Tomlinson, 73, formerly of 1020 W. High St., St. Marys, died Feb. 6, 2007, at his residence in Alexandra, Va. [More]
Annabelle D. Tontrup, 84, formerly of New Bremen, died at 2:30 a.m. Feb. 17, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
Local pictures on February 19th, 2007
Subscriber stories on February 19th, 2007
Former Mercer County Commissioner Ray Cron, who died Saturday, was remembered this morning by friends and colleagues as someone who always served others.
Alma Stephenson Now, the oldest Mercer County resident, died Sunday at the age of 107.
A farmer's wife, she and her husband raised six children on
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Board members approved a new two-year contract for current Health Commissioner Charlotte Parsons.
The action to
Ohio State Highway troopers believe the use of seat belts likely saved two Auglaize County residents from injuries when their vehicles slid out of control on snow-covered roadways in separate accidents Saturday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater Cavaliers captured their second straight Division III sectional championship after a solid weekend at the Lima Central Catholic site on Saturday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls swim team will send all three relays to the state swimming and diving championships this weekend after solid showings at the district meet at Bowling Green.
Saturday's rescheduled matchup between Fort Recovery and Celina may prove to be a perfect tournament tuneup for both teams.
Mainly, it gave both teams something to work on this week.