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, December 1st, 2014
By Kathy Thompson
SHELBY COUNTY - A Minster High School senior was struck and killed early Saturday morning while walking along Schmitmeyer-Baker Road, east of Minster.
Austin J. Brackman, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident in McClean Township at 3 a.m., according to a press release from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
NEW BREMEN - A 19-year-old man was killed Saturday night and a friend injured in a single-vehicle crash on Plattner Pike, north of the village.
Shelby Fear of New Bremen - the father of two young children - was pronounced dead at the scene by the Auglaize County Coroner's Office. The accident took place at 10:19 p.m., south of Southland Road. [More]
Obituaries on December 1st, 2014
Austin J. Brackman, 18, Minster, died as a result of an accident Nov. 29, 2014, in Shelby County. [More]
Shelby C. Fear, 19, New Bremen, died as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident on the evening of Nov. 29, 2014. [More]
Irene M. Goettemoeller, 75, Maria Stein, died Nov. 29, 2014, at her home.
She [More]
Wilma Thompson, 83, Celina, died at 1:14 p.m. Nov. 27, 2014, at her residence. [More]
William P. "Bill" Ritter, 75, New Bremen, died at 7:10 a.m. Nov. 29, 2014, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Helen L. Wissman, 88, New Bremen, died at 8:08 a.m. Nov. 30, 2014, at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen. [More]
Local pictures on December 1st, 2014
Subscriber stories on December 1st, 2014
Local store owners and employees were pleased with the increase in shoppers during Small Business Saturday.
Tony Birkmeyer, an employee of Wilson Shoes in Celina, first heard about the event last year.
CELINA - An early Sunday morning blaze ravaged the inside of the Sonic Restaurant at 1938 Havemann Road before firefighters were able to extinguish the flames.
Division VII State Football Semifinals
LIMA - Marion Local coach Tim Goodwin expected his group to be focused when they took the field against Columbus Grove on Saturday night with a trip to Ohio Stadium on the line. 
No problems in that department at all.
Division V State Football Semifinals
PIQUA - The feeling never gets old for the Coldwater football team.
The Cavaliers secured their spot in the state championship game by beating Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 34-3 in the Division V state semifinals at Alexander Stadium/Purk Field in Piqua Saturday night.
ST. MARYS - Fort Recovery outscored St. Marys 13-2 in the fourth quarter to break open a close game and post a 43-31 victory Saturday night on the Roughrider hardwood.
WOHSBC Week Two
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Several big matches were on the schedule as the West Ohio High School Bowling Conference had its second week of league matches at Plaza Lanes in Celina on Saturday.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway jumped out to a 17-9 lead on Botkins and then held off the Trojans in the second half to open its girls basketball season with a 38-34 win in Shelby County on Saturday night.