Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 927 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Bremen to near Fountain City, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 67 and 106.
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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Wednesday, May 16th, 2018
By Ed Gebert
CELINA - David Ray Leugers, 36, was found guilty on Tuesday of two first-degree felony counts of rape of a person under age 13, including specifications that he used force or the threat of force to commit the crimes.
Judge Jeffrey Ingraham read the verdict in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. Leugers, a Coldwater resident, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison on each charge. [More]
Celina grad McGohan takes on new role with Mariners
By Colin Foster
Kevin McGohan had success in high school as a player at Montgomery Field.
The 2016 Celina High School graduate is now ready for a successful stint as new general manager of the Grand Lake Mariners.
The 20-year-old Ohio University student takes over the general manager role that had been filled by Barb Delzeith for the past several summers. A year after having served as an intern, McGohan becomes the youngest GM in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League history. [More]
Obituaries on May 16th, 2018
James Dell McClain, 83, of Springdale, AR and formerly of Lima, passed away on May 5, 2018 in Springdale, AR. [More]
Local pictures on May 16th, 2018
Subscriber stories on May 16th, 2018
Celina survey results are in
CELINA - Respondents of a recent survey overwhelmingly indicated the downtown needs more restaurants, but a city official said they aren't coming unless local entrepreneurs invest the money and time.
MINSTER - Dannon will be permitted to increase its plant's wastewater output from 880,000 gallons per day to 1.1 million gallons per day.
Village council members on Tuesday passed legislation 3-1 to allow the increase. Member Paul Enneking cast the only "no" vote.
CELINA - City council members this week voted 4-1 to advance to third reading a resolution endorsing the transfer of a carryout wine and mixed beverages license to CVS Pharmacy for its 1020 N. Main St. site.
Concert ticket sales higher
CELINA - Mercer County Fair Board members appointed a new member at their Tuesday meeting.
Kyle Schmitz of Coldwater will fill an open seat until e
FORT RECOVERY - School administrators on Tuesday considered implementing a physical-education waiver that would allow students to participate in an extracurricular activity or band for two years in lieu of attending gym class.
ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday approved a resolution to place a 2.8-mill operating levy renewal on the November ballot.
If approved, the tax would continue to collect $37,859 annually for five years and cost the owner of a $100,000 house $94.59 per year, fiscal officer Lisa Kuhn said.
ST. MARYS - Auglaize County Sheriff's deputies reportedly helped calm a suicidal male Tuesday after a standoff outside a home on Eastway Court.
Dep
CELINA - Three people were arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop on Monday.
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies reportedly stopped a 2000 Mer
All-WBL Softball
Shawnee catcher Chloe Wohlgamuth was the choice of the coaches to be the 2018 Western Buckeye League Softball Player of the Year as the all-league honors were released Wednesday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Wright State University-Lake Campus' baseball team's season came to an end with a 6-0 loss to The Apprentice School of Virginia in an elimination game of the USCAA Small College World Series in DuBois, Pennsylvania.
ST. MARYS - A mother and daughter want people to come "fly" with them as they bring big-city fitness trends to a small community.
Kathy Wallace and