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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Thursday, September 12th, 2024
Former Zuma Days gets a makeover
By William Kincaid
MONTEZUMA - Zuma Harvest Festival will make its debut on Saturday at Zuma Park, offering attendees a bounty of food, beer and entertainment, including a 75-inch TV to catch all the college football action, bounce houses and ponies for the kids and a DJ and band. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
  In starting a cross country program, Wright State University-Lake Campus found a solid nucleus in Kaylie Dameron.
A three-time Western Buckeye League champion at Celina, Dameron, a sophomore, is one of four runners wearing the green and white of the Lakers. Already, she has made an impact, earning the United States Collegiate Athletic Association's Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for her performance at the Mike Baumer Classic at the main Wright State campus in Fairborn. [More]
Obituaries on September 12th, 2024
Kathleen Ann "Kay" Pavelka, age 89 of Celina, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 9, 2024 at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Judy Ann Springer, age 78 of Celina, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on September 12th, 2024
Subscriber stories on September 12th, 2024
CELINA- Just a day after the appointment of a former Celina City Schools superintendent to the Mercer County District Library Board of Trustees, board members on Wednesday voted to not record audio of their meetings and discussed public library funding.
ST. MARYS - School board members on Wednesday accepted ownership of the St. Marys football stadium as a gift from the Roughrider Philanthropic Association (RPA).
CELINA- Shawndale and Donald Chilcoat, a Celina couple facing multiple federal charges stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the United States Capital, submitted a last-minute motion Wednesday to suspend an in-person hearing scheduled for today.
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Wednesday unanimously voted to rehire varsity softball coach Trey Stover, seemingly putting to rest concerns they would go in another direction.
AUGLAIZE COUNTY - A 38-year-old Wapakoneta man was airlifted to Miami Valley Hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Pusheta Township early Wednesday morning.
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has been awarded two state traffic safety grants totaling about $50,000 to reduce traffic related fatalities and serious injury accidents in the county.
Horse & Buggy Tales
At the turn of the 20th century when the leaves took on colorful hues and the spicy tang of the autumn air brought revived strength to listless bodies, an important social event came to Celina teenagers.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The St. Marys boys golf team improved to 7-1 in Western Buckeye League dual matches with a 164-166 win over Defiance on Wednesday afternoon at Eagle Rock in Defiance.
  The first trimming of the shared Midwest Athletic Conference football lead begins Friday as the first of likely several unbeaten vs. unbeaten matchups this season takes place at Cardinal Stadium in New Bremen.
  Week Three demonstrated what has become a recurring lesson for myself. While the Midwest Athletic Conference tends to be quite predictable, the Western Buckeye League insists on throwing the proverbial monkey wrenches into the machinery.
HOME AGAIN
After playing the first three games of the season on the road, and going 3-0, Minster gets to play a game for real in front of the home fans at Memorial Field as the Wildcats host Parkway.
Impact Players
Offense
Bobby Morris, QB, Celina
18 carries for 168 yards and three touchdowns and two passing touchdowns in the Bulldogs' 42-14 win over Van Wert.