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, November 22nd, 2023
By Leslie Klosterman
FORT RECOVERY - Elementary school and middle school students raised nearly $9,500 in one week to support the creation of the planned Sawyer Overman Ninja Park.
Elementary school principal Laura Brandt at this week's school board meeting said her students raised $8,473.28 during the student council's "Cents for Sawyer" fundraising campaign. The student council spearheaded the event, Brandt said. [More]
Indians runner commits to DII Roberts Wesleyan
By Tom Haines
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery runner Trevor Heitkamp announced the next step of his career Tuesday, signing a national letter of intent to run at Roberts Wesleyan.
Heitkamp, who reached the state cross country tournament three times as an individual and qualified for state in the 1,600 and 3,200 in track, said that in addition to the running program, he was looking for a school that was focused on personal edification. [More]
Obituaries on November 22nd, 2023
Shirley Hanelle Huckeriede, 87, of St. Marys, OH passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday November 21 2023 at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on November 22nd, 2023
Subscriber stories on November 22nd, 2023
Memories are fresh 60 years after his death
CELINA - The assassination of President John F. Kennedy engendered a deep sense of disillusionment and distrust in the U.S. government and institutions, one that has been inflamed by succeeding national tragedies, scandals and wars.
CELINA - Former Parkway head football coach Jake Circle was indicted last week on charges of tampering with evidence and falsification in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
COLDWATER - School district officials on Tuesday warned that if no new revenue materializes, the district will have to resort to slashing 10 teaching
ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday evening heard an update to control odor at the wastewater treatment plant.
Councilors agreed to pursue a modular cover for the treatment pond, where 8-inch hexagons interlock together to form a floating veil that will reportedly reduce up to 90% of the stench.
Mercer County once again had the lowest joblessness in Ohio in October, despite a minute increase.
Mercer County's unemployment rate increased slig
MINSTER - Councilors rejected as too high the lone bid the village received on a wastewater system project Tuesday night and authorized repeating the bidding process in hopes of trimming the cost of an improvement designed to meet an EPA mandate.
VAN WERT - A Van Wert man was captured and arrested in Florida by U.S. Marshals earlier this month on a variety of charges from murder to assault.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina bowling team opened dual match play on Tuesday by hosting Minster at Plaza Lanes.
The Bulldog girls defeated Minster 2,395-1,545. Chablis Krick bowled a 363 series to lead Celina with Brynly Huber rolling the high game of 193 as part of a 355 series.
Players from Celina's last state tournament team see similarities
  Celina fans have been enjoying the ride their football team has enjoyed this season.
After a few lean years, the Bulldogs are 12-2, Western Bucke
Division III State Semifinal - Doug Adams Stadium, Xenia
First-ever meeting between the programs.
About the Eagles
Playing in the Central Catholic League, Watterson hasn't been to the final four sinc
Division VII State Semifinal - Lima Spartan Stadium
The Flyers and Patriots will meet for the sixth time in school history (Marion won the previous five meetings) and the fourth time in the state semifinals, with the last meeting in 2019. Marion won that one 40-6 to advance to play Lucas in the Division VII final.
Celina: Santa hours start after the Reindog Parade from 11 a.m.-noon Nov. 25. They continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. and on Saturdays
Mercer and Auglaize counties are home to hundreds of small businesses which support the local economy by keeping dollars in the community, creating jobs and generating tax revenue for local schools, governments and service providers.