Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
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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Thursday, May 29th, 2025
By William Kincaid
COLDWATER - Mercer Health's Board of Governors on Wednesday night unanimously voted to promote Chief Financial Officer Jon Dingledine to the top administrative position.
Effective July 1, Dingledine, who is also the chief operations officer, will assume the role of chief executive officer, succeeding Lisa Klenke and taking the helm of the local health care system which is anchored by Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - The all-Midwest Athletic Conference district baseball final was set by the end of play on Wednesday night, but there was a little bit of sweating going on in both semifinals.
In the all-MAC semifinal, New Bremen jumped out to an early lead as Gavin Quellhorst pitched well in holding off Parkway 3-1 in the nightcap of the Division VI district semifinals at Coldwater's Veterans Field. [More]
Obituaries on May 29th, 2025
Mary "Jane" Now, 96, of Rockford, Ohio died Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at Divine of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Jack Lee Warthman, 75, of Rockford [More]
Russell Eugene "Gene" Adkins, age 88, of Dayton, Ohio passed away on Friday, May 23, 2025. [More]
Susan Kay Baker, 63, St. Marys, died at 7:43 a.m. May 22, 2025, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on May 29th, 2025
Subscriber stories on May 29th, 2025
WAPAKONETA - A 33-year-old St. Marys woman that founded a Wapakoneta-based foster care nonprofit organization was arrested on Wednesday for a myriad of child sex crimes.
CELINA - Recreational public health advisories were issued Wednesday at four Grand Lake beaches.
The public has been advised to avoid all contact w
COLDWATER - The Grill on Main in Coldwater will serve customers for the last time on Saturday.
The restaurant, renowned for its fresh seafood and Tennessee chicken that attracted people within an hour radius of Coldwater, will shut its doors for good following a final night of operation.
RUSSIA - Osgood Bank this week announced the grand opening of its newest full-service branch, located at 207 W. Main St. in Russia. The public is invited to attend a special celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 1, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for noon.
Cait Clark
The Mercer County Historical Society
The Mercer County Historical Society is temporarily loaning out Gene Heckler's baseball collection.
Minster heads to regional final, Fort Recovery ends season
BELLEFONTAINE - Minster figured out West Jefferson pitcher Jenna Mannon and rallied to advance to the Division VI regional softball championship game with an 8-3 win over the Roughriders on Wednesday afternoon at Blue Jacket Park in Bellefontaine.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The first batch of area athletes qualified for next week's state track and field championships as Division III regional competition took place on Wednesday.