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.
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 24th, 2023
By William Kincaid
CELINA - One of eleven candidates eying a seat on Celina's school board who ended up making the Nov. 7 general election ballot despite having a page of petition signatures thrown out may face a criminal falsification charge.
Mercer County Board [More]
Obituaries on August 24th, 2023
Jane was born Jane Marie Schwieterman to loving parents Cyril and Merdella Schw [More]
Vicki K. Brooks, 59, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on August 22, 2023, at OSU Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. [More]
Donna M. May, age 89, of St. Henry, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at St. Rita's in Lima. [More]
Local pictures on August 24th, 2023
Subscriber stories on August 24th, 2023
COLDWATER - The Mercer Health Marion Campus is taking shape now that curbs, gutters, sidewalks and landscaping have been completed.
Mercer Health C
MONTEZUMA - Village councilors posed a reasonable question at Wednesday night's meeting: Does Montezuma have a village mascot?
While planning for a new sign that will be installed in front of the village hall, mayor Steve Fortman asked councilors if they'd like to put a mascot on the sign.
CHICKASAW - The Brookhart family, which has ties to Scouting spanning more than six decades, notched another Boy Scout milestone Tuesday night with the dedication of a new flagpole and historic fire bell display outside the Chickasaw village hall.
CELINA - Three people were sentenced on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on numerous charges, from forgery to vandalism.
Braden M. Etg
  With the rotation of the schedule in the Western Buckeye League every two seasons, St. Marys and Celina go from wrapping up the regular season the past two years to being the league lidlifter this season and next.
Computer Points Roundup
Football season has begun and we finally have some numbers to play with.
Over the previous fourteen years, the WBL had a record of 75-65 (54%) in their opening games of the season, but just a 4-6 mark last season. This year was more of the same for the WBL, going just 4-6 in in the opening week.
FRANKLIN at MARION LOCAL
Booster Stadium
First-ever meeting between the Wildcats and the Flyers.
About the Wildcats: After going 3-7 in 2022,
Impact Players
Offense
Charlie Werling, QB St. Henry
26 carries for 129 yards and two touchdowns, 124 yards passing in the Redskins' 17-0 win over Van Wert.
Fort Recovery's Nick Thwaits retires from pro baseball
After 4 1/2 years on five minor league teams affiliated with the San Diego Padres, Fort Recovery High School graduate Nick Thwaits reached a point where he felt the time had come to walk away.