Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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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, December 14th, 2022
By William Kincaid
COLDWATER - School officials urged taxpayers to demand their state legislators change the way schools are funded.
District treasurer Jenn McCoy at Tuesday night's regular meeting updated school board members on the district's finances. Last month, she presented a dismal five-year economic forecast projecting deficit spending beginning in fiscal year 2027. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The magic of Christmas came early for 40 children and their families who took part in Shop with a Cop on Saturday at Celina Walmart.
The annual tradition finds children from hardscrabble families paired with local law enforcement officers or personnel, whom help them select toys and practical gifts. [More]
Rable, Riders get going from three to beat Indians
By Colin Foster
ST. MARYS - Reese Rable made one 3-point attempt her last time on the court.
She quadrupled that number in the first quarter Tuesday night. 
The sharpshooter from St. Marys knocked down four first-quarter treys - and five in the contest - on her way to a game-high 17 points, leading her squad to a 44-21 victory over Fort Recovery. [More]
Obituaries on December 14th, 2022
Sheryl Diane Clay, age 76, passed away at her home near Mendon on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. [More]
Debra Kay Savage, age 64, of Sidney, Ohio and formerly of Celina passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022 surrounded by her children. [More]
Jude Joseph Moeder died at 6:57 p.m. Dec. 10, 2022, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
James C. (Jim) Bricker, 76, formerly from Celina, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at his home in Waynesville, OH. [More]
Rosemary R. Dalton, 84, of Celina, OH died 4:00 a.m. Monday December 5, 2022 at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on December 14th, 2022
Subscriber stories on December 14th, 2022
WAPAKONETA - Increases in influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases and a measles outbreak in Ohio were all hot topics during the Auglaize County Board of Health meeting on Tuesday.
ST. MARYS - City council members during their regular meeting on Monday approved an emergency resolution to authorize the Community Improvement Corporation to sell the former Ohio Army National Guard Armory building.
WAPAKONETA - After a change of plea to no contest in an OVI case Tuesday, interim Wapakoneta mayor Stephen Henderson will serve no jail time. He was given an 180-day suspended sentence on community control sanctions.
ST. HENRY - Village councilors on Monday night passed final reading of legislation extending raises averaging 7% to village employees.
Village Administrator Stanley Sutter said the raises were based on increases in the overall cost of living.
ST. MARYS TOWNSHIP - A three-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Route 66 and Koop Road left three people injured on Monday afternoon, with one person taken by Life Flight to a Toledo hospital.
ROCKFORD - Parkway girls basketball coach Dan Williamson was hoping that after a couple of sluggish outings, the Panthers would be able to put together an all-around game on Tuesday as Waynesfield-Goshen came to Panther Gymnasium.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
The Celina boys bowling team took a big lead in the first two games and held on for a 2,690-2,605 win over Versailles at Plaza Lanes on Tuesday.