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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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - Six Celina businesses were caught up in a police sting Monday targeting underage sales of vaping and tobacco products and alcohol.
Additionally, the Celina Police Department's undercover operations resulted in the arrest of a Palestinian national who is being held at the Mercer County jail on an immigration detainer lodged by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
WAPAKONETA - The official result will read that New Bremen swept Minster in three sets in Tuesday's Division VI district volleyball semifinal.
But it was far from easy.
The Cardinals move on to Thursday's district final with a 25-14, 25-16, 25-21 victory over their next door neighbor at Wapakoneta High School. New Bremen (23-2) now takes on Colonel Crawford, which defeated South Central in three sets at Shelby. [More]
Obituaries on October 22nd, 2025
Denis R. Kuhn, 79, passed into eternity with his wife by his side on Sunday, October 19, 2025, after years of failing health. [More]
Rodney Renbarger, age 71, of Portland passed away on Saturday October 18, 2025 in IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. [More]
Lester Lee Flore, 87, of rural Celina, passed away on October 20, 2025, at Join [More]
Dorothea May Fennick, 92, died Oct.18, 2025, at the Otterbein Senior Life Community, St. Marys. [More]
Joyce M. Stienecker, 91, New Knoxville, died Oct. 18, 2025, at her residence.
Private family funeral services will be held at a later date. [More]
Marilyn Hoying Thieman died Aug. 23, 2025, in Ave Maria, Florida.
Funeral Mas [More]
Bruce Willrath, age 67, of Mendon, Ohio, peacefully passed away on October 18, [More]
Local pictures on October 22nd, 2025
Subscriber stories on October 22nd, 2025
FORT RECOVERY - Southerwestern Mercer County residents are invited to gather at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Grube Auctioneering to discuss concerns over a proposed water transmission line that would carry water from Fort Recovery to the village of St. Henry.
MINSTER - Minster village councilors on Tuesday cleared the final hurdle toward constructing a trail linking the village to Fort Loramie.
Councilor
CELINA - Several people were arraigned in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Monday, including a Rockford man charged with rape in connection with alleged sexual conduct with a child.
ROCKFORD - The Parkway Local Schools community is mourning the death of a high school student.
A male was found deceased of an apparent suicide at his residence Tuesday, Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman told The Daily Standard.
Parkway, St. Henry win over MAC foes in district semifinals
OTTOVILLE - Heckman Gymnasium in Ottoville was a hub for MAC volleyball as four conference teams faced off in separate Division VI district semifinals.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery reached the Division VI district finals for the second straight season in defeating Springfield Northeastern 25-11, 25-14, 25-16 at Newton High School in Pleasant Hill.
This article will summarize the effects of last weekend's games and start to look ahead to playoff matchups. On Thursday we present our end of season projections, as well as notes on how they can be affected by a few unexpected results.