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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Friday, December 31st, 2021
Top 10 stories selected by the staff of The Daily Standard
By Daily Standard Staff
  Once again, the global coronavirus pandemic touched every life and every segment of society. The virus and the vaccine were, sadly, the most important stories of 2021. But there were other stories. The local Top 10 list included the tragic deaths of three brothers in a farm accident, convictions in two bizarre murders and a child pornography case. Not all the news was bad, however; federal pandemic aid was welcome. [More]
Gels' 3-pointer lifts St. Henry to Holiday Classic championship
By Tom Haines
COLDWATER - St. Henry senior Sam Koesters got the Asset Allocation Associates Holiday Classic MVP, but it was teammate Bennett Gels who hit the biggest shot of the tournament.
After seven lead changes and three ties in the fourth quarter, Gels drained a three with 30.2 seconds left that proved to be the game-winner as St. Henry escaped with a thrilling 52-49 victory over Marion Local in the championship game of the A.A.A. Holiday Classic at the Palace on Thursday. [More]
Obituaries on December 31st, 2021
Dorothy Jean Hein (Nee Braun), 89, of Coldwater, died at 9am, December 29, 2021 at The Gardens in St. Henry. [More]
Joan K. Bruns, age 88, of Coldwater, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Rodney L. Toler, 73, Mendon, died Dec. 28, 2021, at the VA Medical Center, Ft. [More]
Clifford Byers, 92, Moulton, died Dec. 29, 2021, in Hilliard.
Services are pe [More]
Helen M. Wellman, 94, of New Knoxville, died 4:35 A.M. Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Elmwood of New Bremen. [More]
John J. Jansen, age 90 of Carthagena, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Mercer County Community Hospital, in Coldwater. [More]
Elaine A. Reichert, 80, St. Henry, died Dec. 30, 2021, at Wayne Hospital, Green [More]
Local pictures on December 31st, 2021
Subscriber stories on December 31st, 2021
CELINA - A fresh shipment of nearly 2,000 COVID-19 at-home rapid test kits from the Ohio Department of Health has arrived at the Mercer County District Library.
COLDWATER - School board members at an emergency meeting Thursday authorized the district treasurer to seek a tax anticipation note not to exceed $2.35 million to pay for the last phase of the roof restoration project.
WAPAKONETA - Fifty-five new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Auglaize County since Monday, according to a Thursday news release from county health department officials. The new numbers bring the county's cumulative number of cases to 5,707 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Bremen jumped out early and never looked back in picking up its fourth straight win, defeating Elida 76-44 in boys basketball action on Thursday at the Nest.