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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:26PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 826 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Lakeview, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Patterson, Dola, Huntersville, Pfeiffer, Big Springs, and State Route 195 at State Route 235.
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Thursday, August 17th, 2023
Three first-timers proudly enter ring, show sheep
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - TJ Kline, Nessa Gross and Molly Kramer, and sheep Velma, Fred and Shaggy were met with smiles and cheers from the Coldwater Young Farmers Arena audience on Wednesday afternoon, as the inaugural Share the Ring Showmanship event went off without a hitch. [More]
Obituaries on August 17th, 2023
Madonna J. Bennett, 72, of St. Marys, OH died 3:30 p.m. Tuesday August 15, 2023 at her residence. [More]
William J. "Bill" Braun, 73, of Anna, Ohio, and formerly of Coldwater, Ohio, di [More]
Local pictures on August 17th, 2023
Subscriber stories on August 17th, 2023
CELINA - An ongoing chickenpox outbreak has been reported among several children in Mercer County, according to a Mercer County Health District official.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys school board members on Wednesday accepted a donation from the class of 1976 to purchase ukuleles for the district's fourth and fifth grade music program at the intermediate school.
NEW BREMEN - School board members on Wednesday evening agreed to proceed with the district's assessment of updating the James F. Dicke Auditorium in the high school.
Marion's Goodwin beginning 25th season at state football powerhouse
MARIA STEIN - When Tim Goodwin arrived in Maria Stein in 1999, it was his first chance to be a head football coach.
Even then, he felt he wanted to make his tenure at Marion Local a lasting one.
Computer Points Preview
  Every two years (usually), the OHSAA checks the male enrollment count of all the schools with high school football teams in Ohio. This is one of the off years without a new count, so most schools will be in the same division and region that they were last season.
Two-Minute Drill
The first week of the football season is busy with all teams playing non-league games.
In the first week, there are several interesting stories in these matchups.
Celina beats WBL rivals Kenton, St. Marys
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls golf team picked up wins over two fellow Western Buckeye League members in a tri-match featuring St. Marys and Kenton on Wednesday at Northmoor.
TONIGHT
Delphos Jefferson at Delphos St. John's
LCC at Shawnee
Napoleon at Defiance

FRIDAY
Celina at Versailles
St. Marys at St. Henry
Kento
CELINA - The 2022 season was a season of resurgence for the Celina football team.
After going 1-9 in 2021 and losing the first two games of 2022,
COLDWATER - As he starts his 14th season coaching his alma mater, Chip Otten sees a challenge every season at Coldwater.
The Cavaliers were MAC runner-ups last season at 7-1 and finished 11-2 with a loss in the regional semifinals.
FORT RECOVERY - When senior quarterback Cale Rammel missed time with an injury last year, Fort Recovery fans got a sneak preview of the next in line.
MARIA STEIN - Coming in on a 32-game winning streak, the Marion Local football team is looking to maintain its excellence.
"Goals - same as every y
MINSTER - As Minster coach Seth Whiting embarks on his third season in command of the Wildcats, he continues to construct upon the foundation of what started as a 1-9 season and winless mark in the Midwest Athletic Conference in his first year.
NEW BREMEN - Coming off the program's second state championship in three years, New Bremen coach Chris Schmidt will be looking to fill some substantial holes on offense.
ROCKFORD - The Parkway football team introduces a new coach and brings back both its quarterbacks from last year as it looks to improve on a 2-8 record from 2022.
ST. HENRY - With St. Henry breaking in several new starters this fall, coach Brad Luthman doesn't expect the schedule to give his team any breaks.
ST. MARYS - Perhaps the third year will be the charm for a longer run.
St. Marys football will look to continue its regular season success and go deeper in the postseason as coach Bo Frye begins his third year at the helm in 2023.
CELINA - The run to a third straight Western Buckeye League volleyball title will be a challenge for the Celina Bulldogs.
Phil Bange's squad has t
COLDWATER - A season after finishing as Division III state runner-up, Coldwater will look to contend for a second straight Midwest Athletic Conference title and make another tournament run.
FORT RECOVERY - Although Fort Recovery is coming off a 3-6 season in the Midwest Athletic Conference, the Indians return seven starters, five seniors and two juniors, as they look to move up in the conference.
MARIA STEIN - In three of the past four years, despite turnover on the roster, the Marion Local volleyball team has ended its season in the district final.
MINSTER - For the first time in 13 years, the Minster volleyball program will be under new leadership following the resignation of long-time head coach Cami Garman this past offseason.
NEW BREMEN - Volleyball coach Diana Kramer begins her eighth season at the helm of the Cardinals with an impressive 180-17 record that includes three state championships.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Last season New Knoxville suffered some growing pains with a young team made up primarily of juniors, sophomores and freshmen. The Rangers finished 7-18 and 0-9 in the Midwest Athletic Conference.
ROCKFORD - The Parkway volleyball team has a young lineup after losing three All-MAC players to graduation.
Sophomore Brittyn Bruns returns after g
ST. HENRY - Twenty-nine conference championships, 24 district titles, 15 at regional and seven at state.
St. Henry's pretty good at volleyball, right?
The Redskins will look to add another trophy to the case in the program's 50th anniversary season.
ST. MARYS - Don't overlook the Lady Riders.
St. Marys' volleyball squad finished with an average record but made plenty of noise in the postseason a year ago. The Roughriders will look to build on that this season.