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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Wednesday, August 18th, 2021
From staff reports
WAPAKONETA - An Auglaize County grand jury has declined to indict anyone in the death of a St. Marys child who died after being left inside a hot car, according to a Tuesday news release from the Auglaize County Prosecutor's Office and St. Marys Police Department. [More]
Obituaries on August 18th, 2021
Luke Joseph Schaefer, age 87, was born on May 3, 1934, in Portland, IN to German parents. He grew up in Ohio. [More]
Richard Thomas "Tom" Weiler, 78, formerly of Celina, OH died 11:55 p.m. Friday August 13, 2021 in St. Marys, OH. [More]
Ethele E. Guggenbiller, 90, of St. Marys, OH died 10:57 p.m. on Friday August 13, 2021 in the emergency department of JTDM Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on August 18th, 2021
Subscriber stories on August 18th, 2021
Swamp things invade county fair
CELINA - Neither the heat nor the curious children who flocked to see them Tuesday seemed to bother the baby alligators, snakes and tortoises brought to the Mercer County Fair by the former Gator Boys.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department officials in a news release Tuesday reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 in the county since their last update on Thursday, raising the county's cumulative case count to 3,829.
ROCKFORD - A new water tower for the village will be considered the most crucial project in the county as local municipalities seek federal funds for various infrastructure projects, village administrator Aaron Temple reported at Tuesday's council meeting.
NEW BREMEN - Brookside Laboratories celebrated the completion of a more than 30,000-square-foot expansion Tuesday, offering facility tours to showcase the work and company's growth expected in the future.
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members met behind closed doors Thursday morning to review security concerns related to ballots and election equipment.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina picked up its second straight girls golf dual match victory with a 213-235 win over South Adams on Tuesday at Celina Lynx.