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, January 3rd, 2024
A new law could make social media more accountable
By Leslie Klosterman
A new law requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to create new accounts on social media platforms is set to take effect on Jan. 15.
The Social Media Parental Notification Act was approved last year as part of the state's biennial operating budget. [More]
Identity of victim remains unknown
By Leslie Klosterman
MONTEZUMA - One person was killed and their residence was deemed a total loss after a fire at Hecht's Landing on Tuesday night.
The fire located in the 8500 block of Behm's Road was reported at 8:57 p.m., according to Montezuma Fire Chief Lee Braun. A 20-by-10-foot building that was converted into living quarters was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, he said. [More]
Obituaries on January 3rd, 2024
Fr. Juan González, C.PP.S., 77, died at 11:50 a.m. on Sunday, December 31, in [More]
Ralph William Eilerman, age 88, formerly of Fort Loramie, passed away of natura [More]
Julius Norbert Bender, age 94 of Minster passed away at 2:30 PM on January 1, 2024 at his home in Minster. [More]
Russell F. Poor, 92, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Born on June 21, 1931, in Hazard, Kentucky. [More]
Donald D. Walls, 86, of New Philadelphia passed away on December 30, 2023, at the Cleveland Clinic Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio. [More]
Betty Jean Henning, 84, formerly of St. Marys, OH died Sunday December 31, 2023 at her residence in Wallingford, KY. [More]
Local pictures on January 3rd, 2024
Subscriber stories on January 3rd, 2024
MINSTER - Tuesday night saw a changing of the guard as new Minster mayor Craig Oldiges and first-time councilors Josh Osterloh and Trey Steele were administered the oath of office.
ROCKFORD - Ron Searight was sworn in as the new Rockford mayor by village solicitor Ross Finke during Tuesday's council meeting.
He replaces Amy Joseph who was first appointed mayor in 2008.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $270,000 contract with Fenson Contracting LLC of Fort Jennings to extend utilities along Albers Road.
Jay County takes win over short-handed Coldwater
COLDWATER - With wrestlers banged up due to injury and illness, Coldwater faced off against a tough Jay County squad in a night of matches featuring high school, junior high and youth wrestlers at the Palace on Tuesday night.
MARIA STEIN - After an ugly, low-scoring first half, Marion Local turned on the jets in the third quarter.
The Flyers forced seven turnovers and consistently beat Celina's press to put up 22 points in the third, pulling away for a 51-17 win in a girls basketball game at the Hangar on Tuesday.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
Fort Recovery beat the Minster girls and lost to the Wildcat boys in a double-dual swim meet along with South Adams on Tuesday.