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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Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Voters in Celina City Schools district passed an emergency renewal levy and gave two incumbents each another four-year term on the school board on Election Day.
The five-year, 7.3-mill emergency renewal levy garnered 2,426 affirmative votes or 55.12% of the total, according to the unofficial results posted by Mercer County Board of Elections. There were 1,975 votes against the levy. [More]
From staff reports
CELINA - Fort Recovery voters overwhelmingly passed the village's income tax hike from 1% to 1.5%.
The levy passed with 73% of the vote, or 170 to 62, according to unofficial election results. Now that it has passed, councilors have vowed to stop collecting revenue from the four real estate tax levies on the books totaling 9.8 mills that currently bring in about $300,000 annually. [More]
Obituaries on November 5th, 2025
Nancy Jo Thompson, age 66, of Celina, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025, at Celina Manor. [More]
Terry L. Walter, age 68, of Celina, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025, at Springview Manor in Lima. [More]
Leo Michael Fullenkamp, 18 months, Fort Loramie, died of natural causes Nov. 3, [More]
Local pictures on November 5th, 2025
Subscriber stories on November 5th, 2025
Schulte, Doseck, Clausen win council seats
CELINA - Republican candidates were victorious at the polls on Election Day, winning all four contested races for Celina City Council.
Moreover, a
ST. MARYS - St. Marys 4th ward voters on Tuesday night overwhelmingly selected their first Republican city councilor in over 20 years, while city school district voters stuck with two incumbents and picked one of two newcomers for the board of education.
CELINA - Auglaize County voters on Tuesday approved both countywide measures on their ballots.
The Auglaize County Council on Aging's five-year, 1-mill property tax renewal passed resoundingly with 77% of the vote, or 5,110 votes to 1,530, per unofficial election results.
ROCKFORD - Voters in Rockford on Tuesday night stuck with their sitting village councilors by a wide margin. Incumbents Chris Heitkamp, Shane Young, Mark Heitkamp and Marcas Heitkamp came out on top over challenger Austin Gause.
ROCKFORD - Rockford village councilors voted 4-2 Tuesday night to prohibit parking on one side of a major thoroughfare in the village, citing a safety concern for emergency vehicles.
Long-entrenched Jefferson Township incumbents Keith G. Houts and Kent Marbaugh faced stiff headwinds in their quest to extend their decades-plus tenures another four years. In the end, Houts held onto his seat while Marbaugh was ousted in the razor-close contest on Tuesday.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen Local Schools district voters chose their four school board members - three newcomers and one incumbent - from eight candidates.
Overall statistics
Election Day Precincts Reporting 36 of 36
Registered Voters - Total  28,842
Ballots Cast - Total  7,574
Voter Turnout - Total  26
MINSTER - Councilors received good news Tuesday night as bids on installing sidewalks along State Route 66 at the north edge of town came in well under estimate and the project may be completed much sooner than expected.
St. Henry grads Kramer, Rosenbeck both vie for teams to capture title
When New Bremen and St. Henry play in their respective state semi-finals on Thursday, they will have an opportunity to create some history. St. Henry
2025 Division IV Girls Cross Country State Runner-up

MAC Champions
(13th consecutive title)
District Champions
Regional Runner-up
Head Coach: