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, January 11th, 2023
By Bob Tomaszewski
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Health members discussed an amoxicillin shortage and pandemic fatigue affecting vaccinations during their Tuesday morning meeting.
According to epidemiologist Natalie Hicks, amoxicillin has increased in sales 65% this flu and RSV season. Amoxicillin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections. [More]
Obituaries on January 11th, 2023
Dolores Ann (Tipton) Riethman Bey, age 72, of Anna (St. Patrick), Ohio, was fou [More]
Ray Propst Jr., 84, of Celina, formerly of Wapakoneta, died 8:55 p.m., Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Mercer Health in Coldwater with his family at his side. [More]
Geraldine A. "Geri" Koverman, 83, formerly of New Bremen, died at 9:55 a.m. Jan. 9, 2023, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Ralph W. Wolfe, 64, of Celina, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023. He was born July 5, 1958, in St. Marys, Ohio. [More]
Paul J. Dues, age 94 of Minster, Ohio, died at 1:33 AM on January 10, 2023 at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen, Ohio. [More]
Hazel I. Armstrong, 97, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023 at Otterbein St. Marys Senior Life Community. [More]
Local pictures on January 11th, 2023
Subscriber stories on January 11th, 2023
ST. MARYS - City council members approved numerous emergency wage ordinances during their first meeting of the year on Monday.
The emergency ordinances were passed under suspension of the rules requiring three public readings. All wage ordinances are retroactive to Jan. 2.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners during their Tuesday morning meeting approved the 2023 county budget, which totals over $79.43 million.
Commissioners increased the county's total appropriations by 4.1% and approved the $79,435,855.65 budget.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery board of education members approved numerous first-of-the-year items during their Monday evening meeting.
Board membe
Wildcats sharp on both ends in win over Bulldogs
MINSTER - Minster's defense kept Celina from even taking shots for much of the game, and the Wildcats did enough on offense to get a win.
Minster took a double-digit lead into halftime and pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 47-22 girls basketball win at Wildcat Gymnasium on Tuesday.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Crestview used a 13-5 third quarter to take the lead and held on to defeat Coldwater 44-36 in Tuesday night girls basketball action at Ray Etzler Gymnasium in Convoy.