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.

Friday, October 1st, 2021

Man, 66, dies in farm accident

By Sydney Albert

MARIA STEIN - A farm accident that resulted in the death of a Maria Stein man Thursday is under investigation by the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies were called to the scene of 7107 Indian Trail Road, Maria Stein, at 9:10 a.m. after central dispatch received a 911 call reporting a male that "may have been struck with a grain wagon."

First responders reportedly were unable to revive the subject, who was later identified as Brian Dahlinghaus, 66, who lived at that address.

The driver reportedly had not seen Dahlinghaus go in front of the wagon, according to chief deputy Gery Thobe.

Thobe could not say whether any citations or charges would be issued in the accident which remains under investigation.

The sheriff's office was assisted at the scene by the Osgood EMS and fire department.

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St. Henry beats Minster

ST. HENRY - St. Henry came out on the attack and never let up.

The Redskins rolled past the Wildcats in the first two sets and closed out the third on the way to a 25-15, 25-17, 25-20 win in a Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball match at Redskin Gymnasium on Thursday. [More]

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Blood shortage 'dire'

Local blood drives planned next week

A nationwide blood and platelet shortage has led to the lowest inventory the American Red Cross has had since 2015.

Olivia Lusher, executive direct

County approves computer network upgrade

CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week gave the county auditor's IT department the green light to pursue a multi-phase upgrade of the computer network to better support video streaming that increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unvaxxed man dies of COVID

WAPAKONETA - An unvaccinated man between the ages of 20-40 has died from COVID-19 in Auglaize County, bringing the county's cumulative death toll to 66.

'Minor' fire took 8 hours

ROCKFORD - Rockford firefighters spent eight hours on Thursday removing grain from a corn silo before locating and putting out a minor fire at Mercer Landmark's Rockford site at 202 S. Main Street.

Picking up steam

New Knoxville recovers from opening set loss to beat Panthers

NEW KNOXVILLE - After Parkway took the opening set from New Knoxville, it appeared the match would be a barn-burner at Ranger Gymnasium.

Instead, t

Bulldogs snap Titans' streak

Compiled by Tom Haines and
Gary R. Rasberry

The Celina volleyball team snapped Ottawa-Glandorf's 46-match Western Buckeye League winning streak earning a 25-21, 25-23, 24-26, 26-24 win at Hermiller Gymnasium on Thursday to take over sole possession of first place in the league.

MAC golf teams advance

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Minster and St. Henry earned trips to next week's Division III district boys golf tournament after both teams qualified at Thursday's sectional tournament at Colonial Golfers Club in Harrod,.