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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Saturday, September 30th, 2023
Unincorporated Mercer County electric aggregation
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Looking to possibly lock-in discounted electric rates for unincorporated areas, Mercer County commissioners have placed an electric aggregation issue on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.
Passage of the issue would authorize commissioners to purchase electric loads at a fixed rate for up to three years on behalf of eligible residents and small businesses in unincorporated areas of the county, i.e. townships. [More]
St. Henry income tax
By Abigail Miller
ST. HENRY - The village of St. Henry is running a levy that if approved by voters on the Nov. 7 general election ballot would increase the income tax rate by 0.5%.
The levy would bump up the income tax rate to 1.5% beginning Jan. 1, 2024, for the purpose of public safety, capital improvements, operating expenses, municipal services, acquisitions, maintenance, repair and replacement of municipal property and all other municipal operations and obligations, per ballot language. [More]
Mercer County District Library levy
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - Voters served by the Mercer County District Library will decide on a 0.5-mill renewal property tax levy in the Nov. 7 general election.
The county library serves Celina, Marion Local and St. Henry school districts and includes the village of Mendon and small portions of the Minster and New Bremen school districts within Mercer County. [More]
Tim Goodwin reaches coaching milestone in Marion win
By Tom Haines
FORT RECOVERY - Marion Local coach Tim Goodwin picked up his 300th career win as the Flyers extended their winning streak to 39 games on Friday.
Fort Recovery hung tough for 23 minutes, but three touchdowns in three minutes on either side of halftime effectively sealed a 49-0 Midwest Athletic Conference win for Marion at Barrenbrugge Athletic Park. [More]
Obituaries on September 30th, 2023
Joseph E. (Joe) Otte, 71, of Denton, Montana, died Saturday, September 23, 2023 [More]
Fr. Leon Flaherty, C.PP.S., 88, died on September 29, 2023, at 10:20 a.m., in t [More]
Local pictures on September 30th, 2023
Subscriber stories on September 30th, 2023
CELINA - Nearly 2,000 customers were left without power for up to an hour and a half on Thursday night after a switch failure at the Summit Street substation triggered an outage.
COLDWATER -Coldwater was dominant in Weeks Three through Six.
It was a similar story Friday.
Coldwater scored on offense, defense and special teams en route to a 41-7 victory over Delphos St. John's on Senior Night at Cavalier Stadium.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry earned its first Midwest Athletic Conference victory of the season Friday, holding off New Bremen 13-10 at Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Braylon Gabes rushed for five touchdowns and Celina maintained its lead in the Western Buckeye League with a 52-36 shootout victory over Bath in Friday night football action in Bath Township.
MINSTER - With Minster ahead of Parkway 14-0 and just 1:13 left in the half, Parkway got the ball at its own 36-yard line. An interception, an onside
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys spotted Shawnee a 6-0 lead after one quarter before scoring 28 straight points, then adding 21 straight at