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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Friday, January 29th, 2021
Closure set for June; demo will follow by year's end
By Leslie Gartrell
CELINA - The Mercer County Home, one of the last county homes in the state, is set to close in June and be demolished by the end of the year.
Mercer County commissioners on Thursday approved a resolution to close and eventually raze the building. A report from the commissioners cite a lack of residents, inadequate facilities and cost-prohibitive renovations as reasons for the closure. [More]
Obituaries on January 29th, 2021
David M. Bobenmoyer, age 67 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021 at his residence in Celina. [More]
Charles William "Charlie" Borger, age 105, Celina native and former Springfield [More]
Ann Tesno age 66, of Celina passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Kindred Hospital from complications of surgery. [More]
Bill L. Laffin, age 83, of Wapakoneta, passed away at 8:15 pm on January 27, 2021 at his residence. [More]
Ruth Willmann, age 88, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on January 28, 2021 at The Gardens at St. Henry, St. Henry, Ohio. [More]
Richard Frank Hoelscher, age 81, Osgood, passed away of natural causes Tuesday evening, January 26, 2021, at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on January 29th, 2021
Subscriber stories on January 29th, 2021
CELINA - One new death and 20 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday and Thursday raised Mercer County's total death toll to 76 and case count to 3,739.
CELINA - Residents who didn't apply for unemployment benefits in 2020 but received unemployment-related forms in the mail are being urged to report the incident to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
24-0 opening run leads Indians past Cavs
COLDWATER - By the time Riley Rismiller scored Coldwater's first points of the night, the game was already out of reach.
The Fort Recovery girls ba
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's Holden Cubberley became a three-time Western Buckeye League boys diving champion at the league competition held Thursday at Napoleon High School.
MINSTER - Dannon Yogurt has cleared a number of hurdles since placing a plant in Minster 52 years ago.
It's latest challenge is maintaining production levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FORT RECOVERY - Although 2020 was a difficult year, Fort Recovery Industries had something to celebrate.
The company had its 75th anniversary in 20
ST. MARYS - As it carefully navigated the unpredictable days of 2020, Kosei St. Marys continued looking to the future in anticipation of growth and expansion.
COLDWATER - Lincoln Electric Automation in Coldwater has had a growth spurt in recent years.
Originally established as a tool and die machine shop
PBS Animal Health, built on the edge of a farm field in southern Mercer County, opened in 1995.
The 2,500-square-foot store is located on U.S. 127 near State Route 119.
NEW BREMEN - A small pile of soil can reveal a lot about the land on which it resides, and Brookside Laboratories Inc. in New Bremen has spent the last 83 years unlocking its treasure trove of information.
Schools adapt to remote learning
Schools across Mercer and Auglaize counties have had to make adjustments over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Many school administrators
MINSTER - Machine Concepts has rebounded in recent months, and officials say they expect the company to continue a more than 25-year tradition of steady growth, despite a COVID-19-related drop in sales in early spring.
Several area school districts have seen a decline in student enrollment in recent years while others are reporting an upswing.
Marion Local Schools
COLDWATER - This will be a year of change at S&K Products as a new generation of leadership has taken the reins of the company.
V.J. Westerheide, 6
MARIA STEIN - A venture that started as a home business, Innovative Office Solutions has evolved into a growing service that has clients across the country.