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.
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Saturday, October 25th, 2025
Special teams play lifts Marion Local past Coldwater
By Joe Schatz
MARIA STEIN - As the saying goes, it takes special players to make special plays.
In Marion Local's 7-6 win over Coldwater, it took a lot of special teams with no offensive scores over the 48 minutes of game time.
"We rose up when we had to, [More]
Obituaries on October 25th, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Janice Muhlenkamp, a woman whose zest for life was as boundless as her love for others. [More]
Bernard "Ben" Timmerman, age 75 of Honolulu, Hawaii, passed away on Friday, Aug [More]
Bruce Willrath, age 67, of Mendon, Ohio, peacefully passed away on October 18, [More]
Peggy Lou Fowler, 88, of Saint Marys, died 7:45 P.M. Thursday, October 23, 2025 [More]
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Bigfoot fans make big fun at Mercer fairgrounds
CELINA - A wave of Bigfoot believers descended on the Mercer County Fairgrounds Friday for day one of the second annual Spirit of the Forest Bigfoot Festival.
CELINA - The Mercer County Commissioners are moving ahead with the renovation of the Central Services Building, setting the budget at $1 million and selecting Garmann Miller as the criteria architect.
CELINA - A 50-year-old Celina man was charged with cocaine possession on Friday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
A bill of information was filed against Khristopher S. Tharp for one count of possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony.
COLUMBUS - State Sen. Susan Manchester, R-Waynesfield, reported Friday her Senate Bill 207 continues to pick up support as it moves through the Senate's committee process.
CELINA - At times this season, second-half letdowns have hampered Celina.
Friday night against Defiance, Celina stood its ground for 48 full minutes.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Klaire Kern scored two goals in the final 10 minutes of the match to lift Archbold past Coldwater 2-1 to win the Division V district girls soccer title on Friday afternoon at Ottoville High School.
ST. MARYS - It was vintage St. Marys ground-and-pound football. Fifty-six rushing attempts, 309 yards, 20 first downs, 28 minutes of possession, and, of course, the Roughriders did not attempt a pass.
FORT RECOVERY - Late in the fourth quarter, the Minster Wildcats were leading 28-21 over the Fort Recovery Indians and completed what appeared to be