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.
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Tuesday, December 31st, 2024
Carryover funds keep budget in line
By William Kincaid
CELINA - After 13 straight years of steady growth, Mercer County government's sales tax revenue dipped by 2.3% in 2024, reflecting a downturn in a generally durable local economy.
The county's share of state casino tax revenue was down as well, to the tune of 2.4%. [More]
Obituaries on December 31st, 2024
Ted Eugene Bollenbacher, 71, of Rockford, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 27, 2024 after a brief illness. [More]
Martha Jean (Romie) Bensman, age 92, formerly of Oakwood Drive, Fort Loramie, p [More]
Thomas Klosterman, 65, Wapakoneta, died at 8:42 a.m. Dec. 30, 2024, at his resi [More]
Kathleen (Meehan) Shockney, age 83, of Coldwater, died Monday, December 30, 202 [More]
David J. Frilling, 74, of St. Marys, OH died 3:40 a.m. Friday December 27, 2024 at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on December 31st, 2024
Subscriber stories on December 31st, 2024
The National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed a bird flu detection in Darke County on Friday involving nearly 1 million commercial chickens, according to an Ohio Department of Agriculture news release.
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Village council on Monday heard legislation to award a nearly $1.2 million contract for the village's street work project
Pickleball courts, new roof among items approved
COLDWATER - Village councilors on Monday night closed out the year by passing the their 2025 budget.
Councilors suspended the rules requiring three public readings and approved the amended 2024 budget and the 2025 budget ordinances as emergency measures.
CELINA - Several people were charged in Mercer County Common Pleas Court this week on charges ranging from sexual battery to drug trafficking.
Shaun W.T. Olberding, 25, Celina, was charged with two counts of sexual battery, a third-degree felony.
VERSAILLES - For the second year in a row, a Versailles senior took home first place in a National Corn Growers Association competition, per a Versailles FFA news release.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Battle of 119 wrapped up on Monday at Fort Site Fieldhouse in Fort Recovery as St. Henry and Fort Recovery looked to lock up victories after Marion Local went 14-3 in the junior high, junior varsity and varsity boys and girls basketball matchups over the weekend.