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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Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
Two railroads shaped growth in historic Rockford
By Erin Gardner
ROCKFORD - About 20 people on Monday evening heard the tales of two railroads that elevated Rockford, then Shanes Crossing, to a bustling hub of activity.
Andy Enyart, a Celina High School graduate, spoke at village hall during the Shanes Cros [More]
By Abigail Miller
NEW KNOXVILLE - A 39-year-old St. Marys man accused of intentionally starting a forest fire Sunday on the west side of Moulton-New Knoxville Road near New Knoxville was arrested for felony arson.
The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office received multiple calls at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday to an area west of Moulton-New Knoxville Road between Cloverleaf Road and Washington Pike on reports of a male that appeared to be starting fires in a nearby woods, Sheriff Mike Vorhees told The Daily Standard. [More]
By Joe Schatz
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen's Mary Rindler announced that she will be continuing her volleyball career at Morehead State and will play for the Eagles.
Rindler will be majoring in an undecided science. She led the Cardinals in kills with 357 and added 82 blocks, also a team lead. She was named to the All-Midwest Athletic Conference first team. [More]
Obituaries on November 18th, 2025
Jesse Eli Stocksdale, age 84, of Union City, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, November 14, 2025. [More]
Carol J. Salm age 81, of Minster, Ohio, died on Monday, November 17, 2025 at Otterbein St. Marys, Ohio. [More]
Norris Sawmiller, 75, of Mendon, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025 in his home surrounded by his family. [More]
Rolland J. Hegemier, 85, of Saint Marys, Ohio, died 7:44 A.M. Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Local pictures on November 18th, 2025
Subscriber stories on November 18th, 2025
CELINA - The way in which city officials have been making the police and fire payrolls is unsustainable, city auditor Brooke Shinn warned city councilors Monday night, insisting something must change in order for the emergency services to be funded after 2027.
CELINA - Dr. Alysa A. Tobe was selected to fill the unexpired term of Mercer County Coroner Dr. Timothy Heinrichs at the Mercer County Republican Party Central Committee's regular meeting Monday night.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery School Board members heard the second reading of a motion that will revise, replace or add over 30 district policies, including a state-mandated policy banning cell phones during instructional time.
CELINA - Country star Jake Owen and a Bob Seger tribute act dubbed Forever Seger have been tapped to perform back-to-back concerts at the 2026 Mercer County Fair.
FORT RECOVERY - Following the passage of Fort Recovery's income tax levy increase, councilors are set to make good on their promise to stop collecting revenue from all four of their property tax levies.
A Dayton man was transported to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 127 Monday afternoon.
The Darke County Sheriff's Office repor