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.
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
First shots administered Monday in Mercer Co.
By Leslie Gartrell
CELINA - Briarwood Village in Coldwater and Celina Manor officials were among the first in the area on Monday to begin COVID-19 vaccinations for residents and staff.
Briarwood Village Administrator Eric Ireland on Friday said the facility should receive about 300 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which is enough for all residents and staff. The vaccination clinic began on Monday and is not mandatory. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - School board members on Monday night agreed to press ahead with putting a building project on the May 4 primary election ballot.
By informally agreeing to pursuing a primary election ballot issue, Garman/Miller Architects-Engineers can cement details with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission. [More]
Obituaries on December 22nd, 2020
Jo Ann (Roettger) Shaffer, age 89, of Celina, Ohio passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at her home. [More]
Robert L. Wolfe, age 86, of Celina, passed away, after a battle with cancer on December 20, 2020 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Audrey L. Gill, age 92, of Marion, Ohio and formerly of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Marion General Hospital. [More]
Betty Eileen Kuhn, 86, Rockford, died on Dec. 20, 2020, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Raymond Allard, age 91 of Greenville passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at his daughter's home in rural Versailles. [More]
Local pictures on December 22nd, 2020
Subscriber stories on December 22nd, 2020
CELINA - City council members on Monday closed out the year at their final regular meeting by approving the final version of the 2021 budget and a new three-year contract with the union representing dispatchers.
COLUMBUS - Mercer County Prosecutor Matthew Fox and Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey and the victim of a 2013 sexual battery case have filed a request
ST. HENRY - Council members on Monday approved 3% raises for village employees and elected officials and reappointed Richard M. Delzeith as the village solicitor.
FORT RECOVERY - Board members have gleaned some information on when school staff may receive COVID-19 vaccinations administrators revealed at Monday's meeting.
MINSTER - The elementary school playground could soon receive a facelift in honor of a recently deceased teacher.
Former longtime kindergarten teacher Lisa Piening, 59, died in October. Superintendent Brenda Boeke said Piening had been a staunch advocate of allowing kids time for outside play.
CELINA - Celina Middle School will host its Merry and Bright Christmas Lights display from 6-9 p.m. today at the Mercer County Fairgrounds, with proceeds to benefit Relay For Life.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members approved after final reading a wage ordinance during a brief Monday evening meeting.
The ordinance corrects the pay schedule of all salaried and hourly employees.
Panthers hold off Bulldogs for victory
CELINA - The Parkway girls basketball team had never trailed when Taylor Klingshirn tied the game at 33 with 5:40 left in the fourth quarter.
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Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry fell behind 14-3 after one quarter and never recovered as Lima Central Catholic posted a 59-20 win in non-conference girls basketball action on Monday at Herr Gymnasium in Lima.
ST. HENRY - Where other teenagers choose a college based on the campus atmosphere, Ryan Uhlenhake took a more philosophical approach when he picked Indiana Tech.