Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 19 at 4:39PM EDT until May 19 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 231 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN RIPLEY
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, KENTON, KETTERING, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PIQUA, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, WAPAKONETA, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, AND XENIA.
Flood Advisory issued May 19 at 7:24PM EDT until May 19 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 1030 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 724 PM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Kenton, Ada, West Milton, Versailles, Covington, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Pleasant Hill, Botkins and Lakeview.
Today 88° Today 88° slight chance chance 60° 60° likely Tomorrow 68° Tomorrow 68° chance 47° 47°
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Obituaries on May 28th, 2010
Mary A. Slorp, 91, Celina, died May 28, 2010.
Funeral services are pending at [More]
Imelda A. Heckman, 85, Maria Stein, died at 12:29 a.m. May 27, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Rita Grimm, 89, Minster, died at 8:02 a.m. May 27, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Stories on May 28th, 2010
What could have been a confrontation and standoff, turned out to be an amicable and unanimous recommendation of Deb Sneddon as the new director of the Mercer County Board of Elections. [More]
CELINA - A disabled Army veteran, hit hard by the Iraqi war and the slow economy, found a way to increase his recovery odds: Start a company. He's done just that - with a boost from a lifelong buddy, some local folks who took a chance and a collection of old, weathered wood ready for custom design. [More]
CELINA - Council members on Thursday night approved an ordinance authorizing the sale of 12.59 acres of city land in the Grand Lake Industrial Park to Grand Lake Warehousing LLC.
ROCKFORD - A local businessman has pleaded no contest to charges of cheating lodged against him by the Ohio Lottery Commission.
Smile Dhir, owner o
Memorial Day services will be held throughout Mercer and Auglaize counties over the holiday weekend.

Mendon
Services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday in the community park of Mendon. Wreaths and flowers will be placed in the river, according to Bob Howell of the Celina Veteran of Foreign Wars.
CELINA - Businesses that use interceptors to contain grease, oil and grit likely will face tougher regulations, including mandated cleaning cycles.
Grand Lake
Mercer County Commissioners Thursday accepted a $60,000 Ohio EPA grant to buy sediment filtration technology installed in Grand Lake.
Of the money
Mercer County commissioners took winter preparation steps Thursday by selecting a bidder for road salt.
Cargill was awarded the contract after subm
Coldwater
COLDWATER - The Coldwater High School Commencement program will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Palace. The ceremony will mark the 104th graduating class from Coldwater High School.
CELINA - The oldest church in Celina has a rich history of struggles and triumphs that it will celebrate during its 170th anniversary next month.
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Division IV Softball Regional at Tipp City
TIPP CITY - The St. Henry softball team managed to wiggle out of danger in the first three innings, but the Redskins weren't so lucky in the fourth. [More]
Kent Wolters is a busy man!
He works full time traveling throughout the southeast for the Vandalia branch of Crown Equipment as a service manager and he also recently opened a restaurant in Troy. And in his spare time, Wolters also competes on local dirt tracks in a winged sprint car.
Local pictures on May 28th, 2010