Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 927 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Bremen to near Fountain City, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 67 and 106.
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.
32° 32° Mon 47° Mon 47° 29° 29° Tue 53° Tue 53°
Wednesday, March 30th, 2022
By William Kincaid
ST. MARYS - St. Marys SummerFest is moving to a new location at Skip Baughman Stadium, allowing city officials to eventually make improvements at Memorial Park where the annual event has traditionally been held.
City council members on Monday night passed legislation authorizing the amendment of a codified section of law pertaining to beer sales at SummerFest, changing the location from Memorial Park to Baughman Stadium. [More]
Minster plates nine in first to beat Celina
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - It may have been the opening game for Minster's softball team, but the offense looked to be in midseason form.
The Wildcats plated nine in the bottom of the first inning against Celina and added two more in the bottom of the fifth to pick up a 12-2 run-rule victory at Four Seasons Park on Tuesday. [More]
Obituaries on March 30th, 2022
Michael Edward Griggs, 67, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 25th, 2022, following a tragic accident resulting in a fatal brain injury. [More]
Kathy Schrolucke, 90, of New Knoxville, died 3:58 A.M. Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Vancrest of St. Marys Nursing Home. [More]
Norma Lhamon, 100, St. Marys, died March 25, 2022 at Otterbein, St. Marys.
Se [More]
Thomas J. Rose, age 88, passed away March 29, 2022, at Mercer Health in Coldwater. [More]
Connie Sue Altstaetter, 64, of Wapakoneta, died 6:09 a.m., Sat. March 26, 2022, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Local pictures on March 30th, 2022
Subscriber stories on March 30th, 2022
Shots not available locally for weeks
Second booster shots for adults age 50 and older approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday likely won't be available for at least a few weeks, according to local health officials.
CELINA - A new restaurant and bar planning to open late this year will pursue a liquor license transfer with city council's blessing.
Council membe
MENDON - Council members during their Tuesday meeting approved patching up a village parking lot in lieu of a full resurfacing project.
The cost to
Mercer County's unemployment rate went unchanged in February at 3%.
The county also kept its status as second lowest for joblessness among Ohio's 88 counties, according to an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services news release.
St. Anthony Road between Township Line and Erastus Durbin roads in Washington Township is set to close temporarily for a bridge replacement, according to a news release from the Mercer County Engineer's Office.
CELINA - In the season opener, the Celina baseball team relied on shutdown pitching. In game two, the Bulldogs' bats carried the day.
Celina slugged its way to a 7-0 lead before Marion Local got going, holding off a late Flyers power surge for a 10-5 win at Montgomery Field on Tuesday.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
Keegan Bruggeman singled home Reece Dellinger with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning to help Coldwater open the baseball season with a 4-3 walkoff win over Fort Loramie at Veterans Field on Tuesday night.
St. Marys junior Austin Parks earned second team All-Ohio honors in Division II as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released its honors list for Divisions I and II boys basketball on Tuesday.