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 8:14PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Logan County in west central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 813 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bluffton to near Wapakoneta, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Uniopolis, Patterson, and Dola.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:00PM EDT until March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 65 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... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, and State Route 116 at State Route 197.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.
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Thursday, November 29th, 2018
By Tom Stankard
ROCKFORD - Members of American Legion Post 508 and the bicentennial committee are raising funds to construct a veterans memorial to honor those who have served their country.
When designing the memorial, bicentennial coordinators Jeff Long, Reed Shaffer and Mike Schumm envisioned it at Hedge Park next to the Legion hall. [More]
Obituaries on November 29th, 2018
Donald R. Gilliland, age 87, of Celina, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at Mercy Health-St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Patricia E. Slavik, 83, formerly of St. Henry, Ohio, and a resident of Otterbei [More]
Terrill Lee Snyder, 81, of Rockford, passed away at 4:28 PM on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. [More]
Amanda Borges, 101, of Saint Marys, died 12:01 A.M. Sunday, November 25, 2018, at the Grande Living Center, Saint Marys. [More]
Wayne L. Moore, 70, Wapakoneta, died at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 28, 2018, at his reside [More]
Local pictures on November 29th, 2018
Subscriber stories on November 29th, 2018
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is pleading with county commissioners to install what he feels are long-overdue security measures in the county courthouse.
CELINA - A 19-year-old former Celina woman now living in Detroit pleaded guilty to 13 fifth-degree felony forgery charges stemming from a string of checks written on false accounts and passed at financial institutions in Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties.
Payment nearing completion
COLDWATER - Bills for the construction of the Sanderell Family West Wing at Mercer County Community Hospital should be paid by Jan. 15.
George Boyl
Jeff and Kyle Fortkamp Poultry, Fort Recovery, is asking the Ohio Department of Agriculture to renew its permit to operate for another five years.
Following is ODA information on the operation:
Name: Jeff and Kyle Fortkamp Poultry, 385 New Weston-Fort Loramie Road, Fort Recovery.
Curtain Call
As the final week of the high school football season in Ohio comes to its 15-week conclusion, the pageantry of Marion Local football is once again on
New Bremen graduate and Michigan freshman Paige Jones was named to the All-Freshman Team as the Big Ten Conference announced its volleyball honors on Wednesday.
Snow shovels were in the hands of Marion Local football players Tuesday as they cleared off Wapakoneta's Harmon Field for practice.
The Flyers hope to have a trophy in their hands Friday.
KIRTLAND (14-0)


Regular Season


Chargin Falls
W, 43-0
The Marion Local Flyers air show has been fun to watch and tough to ground this season.
On Friday, fans get one more chance to witness it when senior quarterback Nate Bruns pilots the Flyers into Canton with classmates/receivers Nick Tangeman and Matt Rethman also in the cockpit.
Today
Division II
No. 3 Massillon Washington (14-0) vs. No. 1 Akron Hoban (14-0), 7:30 p.m.

Friday
Division IV
No. 1 Kirtland (14-0) vs. No. 3 Marion Local (13-1), 10 a.m.
CELINA - Ohio winters can be long - really long.
When booking entertainment for the coming months, The Overdrive staff knew a good way to beat cabin fever is to enjoy some laughs, so they have scheduled performances by several comedians.