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, March 18th, 2020
Autopsy is planned; no ID yet
By Leslie Gartrell
CELINA - An unidentified body was pulled from Grand Lake on Tuesday evening.
The Celina Police Department received a call around 7 p.m. from a group of walkers who reported seeing a "hoodie with hair" protruding from the water near the Celina Rotary Lighthouse. [More]
From staff reports
  CELINA - Mercer County Common Pleas Court will increase the availability and use of hand sanitizers and increase efforts to disinfect hard surfaces.
Personal attendance for court proceedings will be decreased in favor of proceedings done via telecommunication, including video proceedings done in partnership with the Mercer County jail for on-record proceedings. [More]
From staff reports
The following events/locations have been canceled, postponed or temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• Autism Life Center's in-person Regional Disability Conference & Resource Fair, which had been scheduled for March 28 in Lima, has been canceled. Officials are working on creating an online platform. [More]
Obituaries on March 18th, 2020
Pauline M. Timmerman, age 94, of Coldwater and formerly of St. Joe, passed away on March 15, 2020 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Robert A. "Bob" Francis, Celina, died on March 12, 2020, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Michael Lammers, USAF Retired, 87 Minster, died at 2:53 p.m. March 14, 2020 at OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. [More]
Douglas F. Harrod, 66, Spencerville and formerly of New Bremen, died at 6:17 a.m. March 13, 2020, at his home. [More]
Karl Edward Mahaffey, 57, of Guy, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020. [More]
Jennifer Crist, 45, Celina, died on March 15, 2020, at her residence.
Arrange [More]
Jay Vorhees, 65, of Saint Marys, died 1:27 P.M. Monday, March 16, 2020, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. [More]
Richard "Rich" Burd, 81, of Celina, died suddenly at 3:47 A.M. Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, after suffering a fall at his home. [More]
Local pictures on March 18th, 2020
Subscriber stories on March 18th, 2020
CELINA - All Mercer County voting sites were manned with poll workers and ready to open on Tuesday morning for a primary election that didn't happen.
Uncertainty over coronavirus cited
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners are shelving a multimillion-dollar plan for a new agriculture services center due to economic uncertainty generated by the coronavirus outbreak.
CELINA - Celina Middle School administrators on Tuesday announced the eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C., and the middle school's Mini-Relay for Life have been canceled this year.
CELINA - Mercer Health and the Mercer County Health District will operate a COVID-19 drive-thru testing center at the Mercer County Fairgrounds, according to a news release.
ROCKFORD - Officials are warning residents to be careful and ask for proper identification after a reported thief gained entry to a house by claiming to be an electric company employee.
MINSTER - School district superintendent Brenda Boeke on Monday briefed school board members on steps taken to deal with the school's closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
After helping Dayton to a historic year, Mikesell optimistic about his basketball future
Last week, Ryan Mikesell and the Dayton Flyers traveled to Brooklyn for the Atlantic-10 Men's Basketball Tournament.
The A-10 regular-season champ
Boys Basketball All-Ohio
Shawnee's George Mangas was named the Division II Boys Basketball Player of the Year by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association on Tuesday.
The 6-3 junior, who was named the Western Buckeye League Player of the Year, averaged 30.4 points per game for the unbeaten Indians.