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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Friday, February 21st, 2025
By Tom Millhouse
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local school board members awarded a $21,290,212 contract to Touchstone CDP for the construction of a new middle school building at a special meeting Thursday morning. With bids coming in under estimate, school officials reported they were able to include several upgrades in the contract. [More]
Minster, Marion Local to battle for district title
By Colin Foster
WAPAKONETA - There are more divisions than ever in Ohio high school basketball.
But the tournament path doesn't feel too much different for Midwest Athletic Conference teams.
Ohio basketball shifted from four divisions to seven this season. Y [More]
Obituaries on February 21st, 2025
Patricia (Patsy) Ruth White, aged 96, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2025, at Coventry Meadows Memory Care in Fort Wayne, IN. [More]
Helen D. Bergman, age 101, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at Joint Township Distr [More]
Mary Lou Menchhofer, age 89, of Celina, passed away Friday, February 7, 2025, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Virginia Ann Stone, age 82, of Celina, passed away at her home in Highland Park on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. [More]
Betty Lou McCoy, 71, of Saint Marys, died Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at her residence following a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. [More]
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Subscriber stories on February 21st, 2025
Miami University students have located the land where freed slaves once wanted to live in Mercer County.
By NICK EVANS
Ohio Capital Journal

In the 1840s, a group of almost 400 Freedpeople traveled to Ohio from the Virginia plantation where they'd bee
CELINA - The Ohio Department of Agriculture responded Thursday to an emergency declaration from county commissioners in Mercer and Darke counties regarding the ongoing High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater boys bowling team will compete in the Division II state tournament for the seventh straight season after winning the district championship on Thursday at Interstate Lanes in Rossford.
Division II State Swimming
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's Jackson Newcomb and New Bremen's Andy Jiang will get a chance to swim for a state title tonight after quali
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Ottoville jumped out to a 31-13 halftime lead and advanced to the Division VII district girls basketball final with a 67-29 win over New Knoxville on Thursday in the semifinals at the Elida Fieldhouse.
How MCCoA Garage Sale turned into a win-win-win
CELINA - What began as a shot-in-the-dark attempt to generate matching funds for grants benefiting the Mercer County Council on Aging has exploded in