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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Thursday, January 17th, 2019
By Nancy Allen
The Mercer County Farm Service Agency office in Celina is among some FSA offices nationwide that will temporarily reopen today, Friday and Tuesday to offer limited services.
While staff members will be available to offer help in person, most services can be accessed by calling the office at 419-586-3149. The Auglaize County FSA office in Wapakoneta is not slated to reopen. [More]
Obituaries on January 17th, 2019
Johnnie DeVoe Bales Sr., 96, St. Marys died on Jan. 13, 2019, at Grand Lake Hea [More]
Marjorie M. "Marj" Freytag (nee DeLaet) age 93, Minster, Ohio, died at 5:52 AM on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at her home in Minster. [More]
David S. Stoner, 55, Eaton, died on Jan. 15, 2019, in Middletown.
Services are at 1 p.m. Friday at Lindloff-Zimmerman Funeral Home, West Alexandria. [More]
Lesha Vice, 49, of Coldwater, OH passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Betty Widner, 89, of Saint Marys, died 10:17 P.M. Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
Local pictures on January 17th, 2019
Subscriber stories on January 17th, 2019
County plans to launch new system at general election in November
CELINA - Mercer County elections officials no longer are pushing to have new voting machines ready for the May primary election.
Board of elections members this week agreed it's better to fully vet all options rather than rush a decision on a system that would be used for at least the next decade.
Health officials say this year's vaccine effective on current strain
CELINA - Flu hospitalizations in Mercer County are down so far this season compared with last year, despite an increase in flu activity and hospitalizations statewide, according to Mercer County Director of Nursing Julia Shaffer.
Student event needs donations, hosts
CELINA - Celina High School will host the 2019 Ohio Association of Student Councils' 66th annual state conference.
The three-day conference begins
Montezuma
MONTEZUMA - Village council members approved 2019's budget during Wednesday night's meeting.
Total expenditures for the year are set at $96,908, an increase from $82,059 in 2018. A total of $59,859 has been allocated to the general fund, which covers day-to-day operations in the village.
Friday Night Spotlight
Flyers host Wildcats in big conference matchup
Over the summer, Marion Local's Nate Bruns played on the same AAU team with Minster's Mike Ketner and Jarod Schulze.
On Friday, Bruns will go against Ketner and Schulze when Marion Local welcomes Minster to the Hangar in this week's Game of the Week.
Curtain Call
Twenty-four years ago this week, the Marion Local boys' basketball team prepared to dive into midseason after having survived the holidays with a sol