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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Thursday, December 29th, 2022
Fans can make bets online or at venues
By Tom Haines
  
Starting Sunday morning, sports gambling will be legal in Ohio.
House Bill 29, which passed in December 2021, authorized the Casino Control Commission to issue licenses for online sportsbooks, in-person betting at stadiums and casinos and sports betting kiosks in bars, bowling alleys and other businesses. Licensed proprietors can start taking bets on Sunday, though the local kiosks will not be available for a few more weeks. [More]
Redskins beat Cavs in AAA Holiday Classic opener
By Tom Haines
COLDWATER - Hot shooting and physical defense kept the Celina boys basketball team breathing down the neck of Marion Local through the first half, but in the third quarter, the Flyers took control.
Marion held the Bulldogs to five points in the third to establish a 15-point lead on the way to a 59-41 victory in the second game of the Asset Allocation Associates Holiday Classic at the Palace on Wednesday. [More]
Obituaries on December 29th, 2022
Rev. Dr. Edward G. Wallen age 86, of Wapakoneta passed away 1:54 p.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at his home following a long illness. [More]
Marilyn Rose Wilson (née Bruns) passed away on December 19, 2022 at her Fairfield home of 54 years. She was 87. [More]
Daniel R. Leugers, 65, formerly of Celina, OH died Friday December 23, 2022. [More]
Kathleen H. Freeman, 91, formerly of Botkins, died at 4:32 a.m. Dec. 25, 2022, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyles Community, Cridersville. [More]
Local pictures on December 29th, 2022
Subscriber stories on December 29th, 2022
CELINA - The wife of a Celina man linked to "animal crush" videos was sentenced to 180 days in the Mercer County jail on Monday after pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges.
CELINA - A Celina man was sentenced to up to 15 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to 13 felony charges involving pandering obscenity involving a minor and possessing criminal tools.
AUGLAIZE COUNTY - The Auglaize County government will use an $83,000 state grant to detect and abate lead paint in a handful of homes.
The grant dollars come via the Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) Lead Assistance Program.
MONTEZUMA - Village officials have been advised the lease for the local post office has been extended for next year.
Councilors on Wednesday, though, discussed what action would be necessary should the United States Postal Service terminate the lease in the future.
Three fire departments in Mercer County are in line to receive state grants totaling over $100,000 to acquire and operate Multi-Agency Radio Communication Systems radios.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway hosted wrestling teams from around the regional for the annual Holiday Tournament at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford on Wednesday.