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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Saturday, December 17th, 2022
Grow mushrooms at home with moisture, time
By Leslie Gartrell
NORTH STAR - Mushroom aficionados can grow and harvest their own protein-packed fungi at home with a little outdoor space, moisture and plenty of patience.
Marc Amante, an agriculture and natural resources educator at Central State University, introduced outdoor mushroom cultivation to a crowd of roughly 20 people at the North Star Community Center on Friday morning. [More]
Panthers rally in final 67 seconds to stun Wildcats
By Dave Stilwell
MINSTER - Parkway outscored Minster 9-1 in the final 67 seconds to rally for a 53-51 Midwest Athletic Conference victory Friday night at the Wildcat Gymnasium.
"You could tell it was a couple young teams out there," Parkway coach Doug Hughes sa [More]
Obituaries on December 17th, 2022
Betty F. Bechtol, 101, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at her home. [More]
Judith A. "Judy" Coppess, age 80 of Minster, OH, went home to be with her Lord [More]
James "Jim - Hambone" L. Hammond, age 58, of Celina, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022 at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Marvin U. Heitkamp, age 80, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of New Bremen, d [More]
Helen Virginia (Landwehr) Haehn, 91, of Wapakoneta, passed away peacefully surr [More]
Ralph (Shorty) Schroer, 85, of Bradenton, FL passed away on December 11, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. [More]
Lawrence H. Niekamp, age 79 of Minster, Ohio, died at 5:41 PM on December 15, 2022 at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on December 17th, 2022
Subscriber stories on December 17th, 2022
CELINA - It's lights out in Mercer County for developers of large-scale renewable energy farms.
County commissioners this week moved to prohibit the construction of so-called large solar facilities and economically significant and large wind farms in all unincorporated areas of the county.
AUGLAIZE COUNTY - Local governments will take in more than $2.74 million in grants to clean up hazardous and underutilized sites.
Auglaize County c
LIMA - A Minster woman involved in a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of State Route 66 and Koop Road in St. Marys Township on Monday has died.
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Police Department has been awarded a $24,125 state grant to purchase body cameras.
The police department is one of 112
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week named Julie Peel of Rockford as the acting county recorder.
"I am honored to be appointed by our Com
WAPAKONETA - From the opening tip, St. Marys was firmly in control.
The Roughriders jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first quarter and had a running clock to start the fourth for a 63-25 victory over Wapakoneta in a Western Buckeye League boys basketball game at Redskin Gymnasium on Friday.
COLDWATER - It took just over two minutes for Coldwater to put its first two points on the board.
The next 58 came much more easily.
The Cavalie
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
The Celina boys basketball team fell behind by 20 points at halftime and couldn't get closer the rest of the way, suffering a 57-35 loss to Shawnee in a Western Buckeye League game at Lappin Gymnasium on Friday.