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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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - Authorities remain baffled by local reports of mysterious lights in the nighttime sky that continue to pour into the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.
There are now multiple reports of drone sightings in Darke County, too, according to Darke County Sheriff Mark Whittaker. [More]
Coldwater rallies from 10 down to beat Minster in overtime
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - Leading by 10 with just under six minutes to play in the fourth quarter, Minster looked to have finally fended off Coldwater.
The Cavaliers begged to differ.
Coldwater outscored the Wildcats 13-3 the rest of the period to force overtime. Then in the extra session, the Cavaliers took the lead for the first time and won the tug-of-war with a 72-66 victory in Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball action on Tuesday at the Palace. [More]
Obituaries on January 29th, 2025
Michael R. "Mike" Feltz, age 80, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his residence, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, January 27, 2025. [More]
Cyril "Cy" G. Pottkotter, age 66, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025, at IU Health - Jay in Portland, Indiana. [More]
Jerome A. Osterloh, age 93 formerly of Egypt, Ohio, of New Bremen, Ohio, died at 9:40 PM on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Elmwood New Bremen. [More]
Local pictures on January 29th, 2025
Subscriber stories on January 29th, 2025
CELINA - The National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed four outbreaks of High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) at various commercial poultry facilities throughout Mercer County on Monday, as the Grand Lake region continues to lead the emergence of the disease in Ohio.
CELINA - Lake Facilities Authority has been given the green light to reroute nearly $400,000 in unspent grant funds toward the Red Wing Nature Preserve.
CELINA - Three people appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Monday. Charges ranged from telecommunications fraud to drug possession to strangulation.
MENDON - In a brief Mendon Village Council meeting, councilors heard a zoning compliance officer is in the process of taking three property owners to court for their junk vehicles.
Mercer County's unemployment rate was unchanged in December, remaining one of the lowest in the state.
Ohio's unemployment rate rose slightly in December to 4.4% from 4.3%, with area counties seeing minimal increases in joblessness in December.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Marion Local held tough against Fort Recovery as the Flyers improved to 5-1 in Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball action with a 46-38 win over the Indians on Tuesday night at the Hangar in Maria Stein.