Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT 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 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
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, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
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Monday, November 18th, 2013
Obamacare
By Kathy Thompson
The story is changing daily for the Affordable Care Act.   
According to Health and Human Services, more than 800,000 Ohioans were expected to sign up for health care before the end of the year, most using the Health Insurance Marketplace website.
As of last week, only 1,000 Ohioans had signed up using the problem-laden website unveiled Oct. 1, according to HHS. [More]
Division V Regional Semifinals at Tiffin
By Gary R. Rasberry
TIFFIN - Two scores in less than a minute at the end of the first half capped off another big night for the Coldwater football team as they advanced to the Division V Region 16 finals with a 49-21 win over Doylestown Chippewa at Tiffin National Field at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin. [More]
Obituaries on November 18th, 2013
Roger H. Siefring, 63, Burkettsville, died Nov. 17, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Robert E. "Bob" Cooke, 75, passed away Nov. 14, 2013, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus. [More]
Alfrieda R. Sanning, 92, Coldwater, died Nov. 16, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Marjorie A. Puthoff Rethman, 78, Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes late Saturday evening, Nov. 16, 2013, at Kettering Memorial Hospital, Kettering. [More]
Local pictures on November 18th, 2013
Subscriber stories on November 18th, 2013
MARIA STEIN - Criminal charges could be filed against the person who circulated a misidentified photo on the Internet of a fictitious tornado in Mercer County at the height of a severe storm Sunday.
COLDWATER - 'Tis the season for gifts and festively wrapped shoeboxes.
The buzz of happy voices filled the United Steelworkers Hall on Saturday afternoon as people of all ages gathered to make the holidays brighter for needy children in more than 100 countries around the world.
Robbery believed first to occur in Celina in more than 3 decades
CELINA - Police continue to search for 22-year-old Cody J. Maxwell in connection with a Friday afternoon robbery at The Peoples Bank Co. in Celina.
Division VII Regional Semifinals at Piqua
PIQUA - Marion Local's senior quarterback Adam Bertke connected with senior wide receiver Troy Homan on a two-yard touchdown with 29 seconds left in
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The West Ohio High School Bowling Conference got its season rolling on Saturday with a full slate of matches at Plaza Lanes in Celina.