Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 11 at 2:39PM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 567 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
FRANKLIN
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER CLINTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BLANCHESTER, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILMINGTON, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 12:05PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected into Wednesday morning. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 66° 66° chance Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° slight chance slight chance 66° 66° chance likely
Monday, June 6th, 2011
2011 Division IV Baseball State Champions
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLUMBUS - After coming back from three runs down on Thursday to beat Newark Catholic, it seemed nothing would deter Minster from getting its first state baseball championship.
Right away on Saturday, the Wildcats made sure that there would be no doubt. [More]
State Track and Field Championships
By Bruce Monnin
COLUMBUS - Three different sets of area athletes left the running finals of the state track meet at Jessie Owens Stadium in Columbus with the title of state champions.
New Bremen's Dillon Webster got the momentum going with a dominating win in the 800 meters and the Minster girls' and boys' 1,600-meter relay teams finished the event with close victories. [More]
Obituaries on June 6th, 2011
Rita Meinerding, 88, St. Marys, died June 5, 2011, at her residence.
Arrangem [More]
Ronald George Reigelsperger, 64, Coldwater, died June 5, 2011, at Briarwood Vil [More]
Robert L. Muhlenkamp, 80, Rockford, died at 7:25 a.m. June 5, 2011, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on June 6th, 2011
Subscriber stories on June 6th, 2011
State Track and Field Championships
COLUMBUS - Besides the three events where local athletes won state titles, nine other events featured area athletes, seven of which saw them finish in the top eight and reach the podium.
COLUMBUS - Early during the tournament run, Minster's baseball coach Mike Wiss used the adage "You're only as good as your seniors."
When it came to his pitching, especially in the postseason, it was the underclassmen that toed the pitching rubber successfully.
COLUMBUS - Minster's baseball head coach Mike Wiss likes the term "Fraternity of Coaches".
With his Minster squad winning their first state title on Saturday, he joined a prestigious list of coaches that have won a state title as a member of the Midwest Athletic Conference.
CELINA - The Grand Lake Mariners only scored a total of two runs in the first two exhibition games of the season but it was enough for a pair of wins
Local Weekend ACME Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina and Vandalia-Butler combined to score 17 runs over the last four innings, but it was a bases-loaded walk in t
GRAND LAKE - Nearly 300 anglers from three states removed 8,142 pounds of carp from Grand Lake this weekend during the Get the Carp Outta Here tournament.
ST. HENRY - Deplorable conditions continue nearly 18 months after an earthquake devastated Haiti's capital.
Linda Thieman leaves later this week on another mission trip to the country, knowing the conditions she saw in the wake of the natural disaster remain virtually unchanged.
GRAND LAKE - Core samples of Grand Lake's bottom muck will be taken to determine if it can be marketed, members of the Lake Improvement Association learned Saturday.
COLDWATER - A 4-year-old boy remains in critical condition after a Hummer rear-ended the car in which he was riding Friday night in the Lima area.