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, September 17th, 2025
By William Kincaid
ST. HENRY - The elderly subject of a massive search effort was found Tuesday morning alive and conscious in a cornfield with the assistance of a drone, Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman announced.
At 8:05 a.m. Tuesday, authorities located 89-year-old Roger Stachler awake and conscious in a cornfield about 200 yards east of a woods behind a property at 1821 State Route 118, not far from Stachler's residence at 1766 State Route 118, Timmerman said. [More]
Parkway win creates five-way tie for first in MAC
By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - Twice, New Bremen had Parkway on the ropes.
Each time, the Panthers came back and made it count.
Parkway handed New Bremen its first loss of the season and created a traffic jam on the top of the Midwest Athletic Conference standings with a 20-25, 26-24, 25-15, 23-25, 15-10 win in a battle of state-ranked teams on Tuesday at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford. [More]
Obituaries on September 17th, 2025
Heather Lynn Lifland, age 42, of Bowling Green, Ohio, passed away on September 13, 2025. [More]
Anthony J. "Tony" Abromavich Jr., age 83, of Mendon, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his loving family on September 15, 2025. [More]
Sharon A. Apple, age 79, of North Star, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, September 16, 2025, at her daughter's home near Piqua. [More]
Local pictures on September 17th, 2025
Subscriber stories on September 17th, 2025
Area districts shine on state report cards
CELINA - The Grand Lake region remains one of the best areas in the state to get a public education.
That much is clear after the issuance of the s
ROCKFORD - To curb potential injuries or accidents involving electric bikes and scooters, Mayor Ron Searight informed residents the village and police would divert more attention to the vehicles.
MINSTER - After resolving some objections raised by business owners about the project, Minster village councilors Tuesday authorized village administrator Don Harrod to seek bids on plans to extend sidewalks along State Route 66 at the north edge of the village.
ROCKFORD - A 30-year-old Rockford man accused of hitting the passenger side of a vehicle with a baseball bat and injuring an unidentified female was arrested in Rockford and charged with felonious assault in Mercer County Common Pleas Court Saturday.
ST. MARYS - There are "no ifs, ands or buts about it," St. Marys residents will see some kind of increase to their trash bill in the new year, city councilor Arienne Childrey said at the city's solid waste committee meeting on Monday night.
ST. MARYS - After 34 Western Buckeye League wins in a row, Ottawa-Glandorf still was not satisfied and added another win to their belt with a 1-0 victory over St. Marys Tuesday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
A strong performance by the St. Marys girls golf team on their home course allowed the Roughriders to earn a share of the Western Buckeye League championship during the league tournament held at Northmoor on Tuesday.