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 24th, 2025
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - Upgrades to the Prairie Creek treatment train are on their way, as the Grand Lake St. Marys Facilities Authority set a date next month to open bids for the project.
In a resolution passed at their regular meeting on Tuesday, commissioners from Auglaize and Mercer counties set Oct. 23 as the day they will open the bids. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - Coldwater dominated the first two sets against Celina, but the Bulldogs started to click in the third set and nearly sent the match to a fourth set before the Cavaliers came away with 25-15, 25-6, 26-24 win on Tuesday in a Mercer County volleyball matchup at the Palace. [More]
Obituaries on September 24th, 2025
Ruth Cailey Stover, age 99, formerly of Celina, Ohio and Cincinnati, Ohio passed away peacefully in her sleep at 6:34 p.m. on Sunday, September 7, 2025. [More]
Charles (Chuck) F. Wilker, 90, passed away peacefully at home on the farm, on S [More]
Gary E. Eley Sr., age 75, of Celina, passed away September 4th, 2025, at the Yukio Okutsu Veterans State Home in Hilo, Hawaii. [More]
Local pictures on September 24th, 2025
Subscriber stories on September 24th, 2025
Says federal shutdown 'likely'
NEW BREMEN - U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, visited the Lockkeepers House in New Bremen on Tuesday afternoon to tout the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, speculate on a potential government shutdown and discuss his ongoing committee work.
Ohio's unemployment rate was 5% in August, unchanged from July, with Mercer County and its surrounding counties seeing slight dips in unemployment numbers.
Sidewalk improvements in Fort Recovery and a new state right-of-way in Center Township are on a list of Ohio Department of Transportation projects being presented for public comment, according to a news release from ODOT District 7.
CELINA - A 50-year-old Celina man was sentenced to three years probation for methamphetamine possession in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday.
The Ohio Rail Development Commission on Sept. 18 approved a $497,875 grant to improve rail service on a shortline rail facility located in Mercer and Auglaize counties. The project was one of five rail infrastructure projects across Ohio receiving grants.
Celina scores three goals in final 17 minutes to beat Elida
CELINA - In a battle of the Bulldogs, Celina was the biggest in the second half, and pulled away late for a 3-1 win over Elida.
Elida was the bette
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Midwest Athletic Conference swept the top three spots at the Division II girls golf sectional tournament on Tuesday at Moose Landing, claiming all the team qualifying spots to district.