Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
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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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
Same levy failed in special election
By Sydney Albert
COLDWATER - A 2.5-mill continuing permanent improvement levy for Coldwater Exempted Village Schools that voters initially rebuffed in August passed Tuesday night with more than 62% voting in favor, according to unofficial Mercer County election results. [More]
From staff reports
CELINA - An Indiana man was killed in a traffic accident reported at 12:18 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Hoenie and Oregon roads in Hopewell Township.
Richard D. Medina, 32, of Marion, Indiana, was driving a 1997 Ford Aspire westbound on Oregon Road Monday and Donald J. Bird, 49, Coldwater, was driving a 2013 Dodge Journey southbound on Hoenie Road, according to a news release from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. [More]
By Sydney Albert
ST. MARYS - Voters in St. Marys chose a new city treasurer and second ward council member Tuesday after incumbents of those positions chose not to run for re-election, and also confirmed first ward councilman John Bubp's re-election.

Treasurer
The race for city treasurer was tight, with Frank Thomas, 74, just winning out over competitor Kathy Fleagle, 62. Thomas received 463 votes, or a little over 51%, while Fleagle received 437. [More]
Obituaries on November 3rd, 2021
Jesse D. King, age 81, of Celina, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Diana Lynn (Johnson) Hines, age 73, of Rockford, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. [More]
Joseph B. Hughes, 36, of Celina, OH died unexpectedly at 6:07 p.m. on Wednesday October 20, 2021 at The OSU Hospitals in Columbus, OH. [More]
Virginia "Ginny" Mae Reineke-Wierwille, 92, of Celina, OH was called to heaven at 7:45 p.m. Sunday October 31, 2021 at Otterbein -- St. Marys. [More]
Andrew D. Meyer age 33 of Minster, Ohio died on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney. [More]
Sr. Barbara Jean Backs, 87, died peacefully Oct. 31 at Hospice of Dayton after a short illness. [More]
Norma Jean Young, age 81, of Celina, Ohio passed away at 2:13 am at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio on November 1, 2021. [More]
Ryan M. Lageman, 25, of New Bremen, Ohio, and formerly of New Knoxville, died Monday, November 1, 2021, from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Celina. [More]
Mary Jane (Bernard) Freeman, age 82 , of Coldwater, Ohio, died on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at her home in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on November 3rd, 2021
Subscriber stories on November 3rd, 2021
COLDWATER - Newcomer Brad Niekamp was elected to the Coldwater Village Council west ward seat on Tuesday, according to unofficial election results from the Mercer County Board of Elections.
MINSTER - Voters passed a five-year, 1.05-mill permanent improvement levy for Minster Local Schools handily Tuesday night, approving a 0.25-mill increase that will provide $73,451 per year.
Electors in Mercer and Auglaize counties delivered decisive victories for their fire departments at Tuesday's general election, approving every fire levy by large margins.
MINSTER - For the second time in four years a resolution before council calling for the installation of sidewalks on State Route 119 from State Route 66 to Canal Road died at Tuesday night's meeting for a lack of a second.
ROCKFORD - Following the Oct. 23 death of longtime village councilman Greg Pontsler, council members are looking to appoint a replacement to fill out the remainder of his term.
A few incumbent township trustees lost their seats to newcomers on Election Day, according to unofficial election results.

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COLDWATER - Two incumbents and one newcomer secured three seats on the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools board of education Tuesday.
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MENDON - Voters renewed the village's current expense tax levy for a fifth time, according to unofficial election results from the Mercer County Board of Elections.
FORT RECOVERY - Two village levy renewals and a liquor issue to allow Casey's General Store to sell alcohol on Sundays all passed on Tuesday night, according to unofficial election results from the Mercer County Board of Elections.
MINSTER - Two incumbents and two appointed members were victorious in Tuesday's general election as they captured the four Minster village council seats up for grabs.
NEW BREMEN -Incumbents Michelle Bambauer, Shelly Busse and Suzanne L. Wells were the winners of three open seats for New Bremen Local Schools District Board of Education, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's general election.
Coldwater falls to O-G at regional semifinal
DEFIANCE - It took just 13 seconds on Tuesday to show fans at Fred Brown Stadium why Ottawa-Glandorf was 18-1.
That was the amount of time it took
Shawnee went unbeaten in both boys and girls soccer in the Western Buckeye League this season and swept the top league honors as the WBL released its all-league selections on Tuesday.