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, June 18th, 2025
By Erin Gardner
ROCKFORD - Despite the village not having an ordinance requiring golf carts to be plated, mayor Ron Searight directed the Rockford Village Council to have a committee meeting to discuss whether or not the council should put legislation in place.
Searight asked councilors to discuss the action during Tuesday's regular council meeting. [More]
Mariners give up four in fourth as Flag City picks up victory
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - One rough inning prove to be the difference for the Grand Lake Mariners on Tuesday night.
Flag City scored four times in the top of the third inning to get in front and the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League's newest team defeated one of the league's oldest teams 6-1 at Montgomery Field in the first meeting of a three-game series. [More]
Obituaries on June 18th, 2025
Jay R. Johnston, 80, of St. Marys, OH died 2:20 p.m. Saturday May 31, 2025 at t [More]
Local pictures on June 18th, 2025
Subscriber stories on June 18th, 2025
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday morning agreed to place a 0.25-mill, five-year property tax levy in support of the financially strapped Mercer Health District on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.
CELINA - A ballot cast during the May 6 special election at the Coldwater Central precinct that wasn't initially counted because it failed to scan at the polling location has now been tallied and included in the official canvass.
MINSTER - Councilors joined a growing number of villages and school boards Tuesday night in voicing their opposition to a proposed state law which would eliminate inside millage for all political subdivisions except townships.
CELINA - A public hearing set to be held before the Mercer County Zoning Commission on Tuesday was called off about 30 minutes after it was supposed to start because no one showed up to lead it.
A 92-year-old Van Wert man died on Tuesday following a two-vehicle accident in Van Wert County, per a news release from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Plumbing supply giant Ferguson Enterprises Inc. last week announced its debut on the Fortune 500 list, where it earned the 146th position on the 2025 edition of Fortune magazine's ranking of the nation's largest companies.
WAPAKONETA - An industrial service provider plans to build a $2.5 million industrial warehouse and office space in the West Central Ohio Industrial Center.
ROSSBURG - Emerson Axsom was handed the lead when early race leader Daison Pursley went to the pit area with mechanical issues and then led the remaining 26 laps to capture his first career win at Eldora as well as his first All Star Circuit of Champions win.
Compiled By Gary R. Rasberry
Allen East's Levi Clum outdueled a pair of area golfers to take first place in the boys 16-18 division as the Lima Junior Golf Association summer tour came to Celina Lynx on Tuesday for the Hot Head Burritos Open.