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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Thursday, September 18th, 2025
By William Kincaid
NEPTUNE - Van Wert Propane Inc. plans to extend its service area further into Mercer and Auglaize counties by establishing a satellite facility on the site of the former Neptune Church of God at 7979 U.S. Route 33, Celina.
The Center Township Board of Zoning Appeals gave their blessing Wednesday night to Van Wert Propane Inc.'s request for a conditional-commercial-use permit to set up a propane refilling station on the former church grounds, zoned agriculture/residential (A1-R1). [More]
Obituaries on September 18th, 2025
Cecelia (Sis) Helena Coenen, age 87, of Chanhassen, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2025. [More]
Local pictures on September 18th, 2025
Subscriber stories on September 18th, 2025
Locals explore the Fitzgerald classic
ST. MARYS - For about three hours, 20 people in St. Marys were transported back to the Roaring Twenties, a time when opulent wealth and social status determined happiness.
CELINA - A 59-year-old Celina man accused of stealing over $1.5 million dollars from 14 mostly elderly victims has filed a motion to lower his bond in order to be released from jail.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys City Schools on Wednesday joined in on a growing area effort to bring back the remains of a local veteran killed in action over 70 years ago in North Korea.
Ike Coate
The Mercer County Historical Society
Every day, we find more items in the basement of the Riley House Museum. Try to guess what they are before reading further.
Alumni Notes
The University of Findlay women's volleyball team tuned up for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference opener on Friday at Tiffin by sweeping all three of its matches at the Hampton Inn and Suites Grand Rapids Downtown Classic hosted by Davenport University (Michigan).
The Bulldogs swept the Spartans at the Booster Club Tennis Complex to improve to 12-4 on the year.
Isabelle Thobe won 6-1, 6-1 in singles action alongside Katie Guingrich, who won 6-0, 6-0. Larissa Jackson finished the sweep of the singles action with a 6-0, 3-0 win.
  The lone unbeaten teams in the Midwest Athletic Conference face off on Friday in a game that could likely see a postseason rematch.
Both Marion Local and New Bremen face off on Friday at Cardinals Stadium at 4-0 with shares of the conference lead with Minster at 2-0.
  Last week we saw several games in both the WBL and the MAC involving teams with equal records or where the team with the lesser record won. That inc

CELINA at SHAWNEE
Shawnee Stadium
The Bulldogs picked up their first win of the season in dramatic fashion, overcoming a lost lead to beat Van Wert 38-37 in overtime at Eggerss Stadium.
Impact Players
Offense
Carson Kaylor, QB, Minster
16-of-20 for 258 yards and a school-record tying six touchdowns in the Wildcats' 49-20 win over Parkway.