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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Thursday, November 9th, 2023
Emotions run high during library meeting
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - Less than 24 hours after the Mercer County District Library's tax levy was renewed with 60% of the vote, over 30 people packed the library's monthly board meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
The library has been engulfed in controversy regarding alleged sexual themes in several books housed in the kids' and teen section.    On Oct. 26, county commissioners appointed chief complainant Andrea Strable, 39, of Celina to replace 40-year library board member Jan Morrison. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Two Celina fishermen were credited with saving the life of a 19-year-old Minster woman who had driven her car into a retention pond behind Romer's Catering in Celina on Wednesday afternoon.
Sometime after 4 p.m., Andrea Bogan of Minster, for unknown reasons, swerved from the drive running between Romer's Catering and condominiums, ramped over rocks and crashed into the pond, according to Celina Police Chief Tom Wale. [More]
Obituaries on November 9th, 2023
James A. Behr, age 61 of Maria Stein, Ohio, died at 8:01 AM on November 7, 2023 at OSU Wexner Center, Columbus, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on November 9th, 2023
Subscriber stories on November 9th, 2023
Health district loses candidates over pay
CELINA - The Mercer County Health District is still seeking a clerical specialist as several would-be candidates have declined the position for other employers that offer higher pay.
MINSTER - Village councilors approved hiring Tricia LeDoux as the new village fiscal officer during this week's regular meeting.
LeDoux will fill the vacancy created by Brittany Hemmelgarn who left in September to take a position with Mercer Health.
The Celina Bulldogs aren't ready to put away the football pads just yet.
After rallying from down 14 points at halftime to beat Trotwood-Madison 41-35 last Friday night, the Bulldogs advance to the regional semifinals for the first time since 1998.
Impact Players
Offense
AJ Harlamert, WR Coldwater
Two receiving touchdowns, 168 receiving yards, one kick return touchdown in Coldwater's 28-14 win over Archbold.
Area athletes make college decisions
CELINA - It started with a trip with her dad and finished with Maddie Fleck finding a home for her continued education and golf career.
The Celina
Area athletes make college decisions
ROCKFORD - Two of Parkway's top athletes announced the next step in their careers on Wednesday.
Meg Henkle signed a national letter of intent to play softball for Davis and Elkins next year, while Paige Williamson committed to Anderson University for basketball.
Area athletes make college decisions
ST. MARYS - St. Marys soccer players Aerial Fast and Ella Jacobs signed letters of intent on Wednesday, along with Brynn Clark for volleyball and Ciera Rupert for swimming.