Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Darke County in west central Ohio... Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 822 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Monroe to Redkey, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, North Dayton, and Maria Stein.
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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:26PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 826 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Lakeview, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Patterson, Dola, Huntersville, Pfeiffer, Big Springs, and State Route 195 at State Route 235.
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2018
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A new visitation center will offer a more inviting environment for parents and children to bond during court-mandated visitations, Mercer County Job and Family Services officials say.
County commissioners last year approved director Angela Nickell's request to convert part of a basement storage room in the Mercer County Central Services Building. The space will host visits between parents and children who are under foster care. [More]
Brown hurls another complete game for Minster
By Colin Foster
MARIA STEIN - Minster coach Mike Wiss has been looking for a clear-cut ace on his pitching staff to emerge ever since the graduation of Aaron Ernst last year.
Sophomore left-hander Austin Brown is making his case.
Coming off a no-hitter against Versailles last week, Brown encored with a complete-game, three-hit effort in a 7-1 victory over Marion Local on Tuesday at the Airport in Maria Stein. [More]
Obituaries on April 25th, 2018
Heaven Leigh Bolinger, 18, St. Marys, died on April 23, 2018, from injuries suf [More]
Martha K. (Martin) Kuether, age 67, Yorkshire, passed away of natural causes Monday afternoon, April 23, 2018, at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio. [More]
Lois Napier, 67, St. Marys, died on April 23, 2018, at her residence.
Arrange [More]
Joanne E. "Jo" Vondenhuevel age 83 of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 5:05 A.M. at Elmwood of New Bremen. [More]
Local pictures on April 25th, 2018
Subscriber stories on April 25th, 2018
Celina CVS officials say beer, wine sales would spur economic development
CELINA - City council members want more details about CVS Pharmacy's plan to sell alcohol at its 1020 N. Main St. site before endorsing its application to the Ohio Division of Liquor Control.
12-year-old alleged victim testifies
CELINA - A 12-year-old girl took the stand in Mercer County Common Pleas Court as a Coldwater man charged with two counts of rape of a person younger than 13 involving the girl stood trial on Tuesday.
CELINA - The Ruler Food store on Havemann Road will have its grand reopening on Thursday, almost six months after the branch sustained serious damage in the tornado that swept through town in November.
ST. MARYS - About two dozen school district residents turned out on Tuesday night to learn about the proposed earned income tax issue on the May 8 ballot.
CELINA - More than 250 local business leaders, elected officials and students attended Tuesday's 2018 Mercer County Community Development Department's spring breakfast forum, an annual event that brings community members from local counties together to mingle and discuss area development.
COLDWATER - Village officials issued a 48-hour boil advisory on Tuesday after a water main break.
Village manager/engineer Eric Thomas said the al
MENDON - Village council members on Tuesday learned the town likely will receive a $500,000 Ohio Public Works Commission grant to help fund a new water tower.
ROCKFORD - Village officials will postpone seeking a renewal for the town's 2.8-mill levy after learning it will expire a year later than they had thought.
COLDWATER - Maddie Steinke scattered four hits through seven innings and Coldwater used consecutive, three-run innings to improve to 3-1 in MAC softball play with a 6-0 win over New Bremen at Lady Cav Diamond on Tuesday.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
Celina continued its dominance in Western Buckeye League track meets by sweeping a league triangular with St. Marys and Shawnee on Tuesday night at the Varsity Track.