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.
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Wednesday, October 18th, 2023
Marion Local Levies
By Tom Millhouse
MARIA STEIN - Voters in the Marion Local School District will decide on a combination 5.3-mill property tax and 0.5% earned income tax to finance the construction of a new $23.3 million school building.
The levy would fund the construction of a ne [More]
New Knoxville School Board
By Tom Millhouse
  NEW KNOXVILLE - Two incumbents and one newcomer are seeking two seats on the New Knoxville Local School Board of Education in the Nov. 7 general election.
Brian Hoge and Brittany Clark are the incumbents. Heather Jurosic is making her first bid for a school board seat. [More]
Celina moves on with shutout victory over Defiance
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - After taking a tough 1-0 loss to Wapakoneta to end the regular season, Celina got the postseason started properly as Defiance came to town for a Division II girls soccer sectional final matchup.
Celina got the goal that mattered just over six minutes into the contest and used solid defense to post the 3-0 victory at the soccer stadium on Tuesday night. [More]
Obituaries on October 18th, 2023
Karen M. Topp, age 70 of Anna, Ohio, died on October 15, 2023 at OSU Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. [More]
Our beloved John Mark Bowen passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15, 2023 [More]
M. Victoria Bielefeld, 100, Wapakoneta, formerly of New Bremen, died at 12:55 p.m. Sept. 11, 2023, at the ODEM at Auglaize, Wapakoneta. [More]
Carol M. Shaner, age 80, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2023, at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on October 18th, 2023
Subscriber stories on October 18th, 2023
Officers are leaving Celina to work for more pay elsewhere
CELINA - Police officers are feeling the strain of extra workloads and overtime due to thinning ranks, but so far have been able to carry out their duties, Celina Police Chief Tom Wale says.
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday night learned the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's Division of Ground Water is mandating a water service line inventory.
MINSTER - In an era of rapidly rising prices, village councilors received a pleasant surprise Tuesday night when they learned the village will pay less for employee health insurance in 2024 than it is this year.
MINSTER - Minster started its mission for a solid postseason run with a 25-11, 25-12, 25-15 sweep of Lima Central Catholic in the Division IV volleyball sectional semifinals on Tuesday night at Wildcat Gymnasium.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local's latest volleyball lineup did just fine in the Division IV tournament opener on Tuesday.
Playing an outmanned Temple Christian team, the Flyers won 25-4, 25-10, 25-5 at the Hangar to advance to the sectional final Thursday against New Knoxville, which had a bye.
ST. MARYS - Experience counts.
The St. Marys girls soccer team opened Division II sectional play on Tuesday night with a 6-0 victory over Kenton at Roughrider Field.