Flood Watch issued April 2 at 9:21PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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 Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expect Thursday night into Friday morning and then again Saturday into Saturday night.
Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 9:13PM EDT until April 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 103 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY 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 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
HIGHLAND
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, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 3 at 12:00AM EDT until April 3 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 1200 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Fryburg, Montra, Union Corners, Newbern, Bradford, Lockington, Darke County Airport, Covington, Botkins, State Route 47 at US Route 127, Fort Loramie, Hardin, Pemberton, Logansville, Bloomer, Lakeview, Lake Loramie State Park, Sidney, Plattsville, and Minster.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 84 and 107.
57° 57° chance Thu 68° Thu 68° chance 49° 49° Fri 57° Fri 57° likely
Friday, December 5th, 2014
By Nancy Allen
CELINA - Gary Cooper said he was overwhelmed by the media frenzy his two turkeys caused at the White House the day before Thanksgiving.
Cooper talked at Thursday's agriculture breakfast meeting about providing the birds for the traditional pardoning ceremony where one bird was spared from the Thanksgiving table by President Barack Obama. The second bird was raised as a backup. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
VERSAILLES - Minster roared back after spotting Versailles the first 17 points of the game, but the Tigers' Christa Puthoff hit a free throw with 0.7 seconds left in the game to survive with a 46-45 win over the Wildcats in the Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball opener at Versailles High School. The Tigers, last season's Division III state runner-up, goes to 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in the MAC. [More]
Obituaries on December 5th, 2014
Lois M. Butcher, 75, passed away Dec. 4, 2014, in Fort Wayne, Ind.
She was bo [More]
Pastor Raymond Barnes, 77, St. Marys, died at 12:35 p.m. Dec. 3, 2014, at his residence. [More]
Rita A. Bergman, 88, Minster, died at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3, 2014, at Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Donald L. Brotherwood, 85, St. Marys, died at 4:23 p.m. Dec. 3, 2014, at his residence. [More]
Margaret M. Hight, 92, St. Marys, died at 1:53 p.m. Dec. 3, 2014, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, following a short illness. [More]
Local pictures on December 5th, 2014
Subscriber stories on December 5th, 2014
CELINA - The final details with tenants and environmental and financing issues are being ironed out as Celina prepares to take possession of two lakeshore-area properties.
NEW BREMEN - Santa gets a sound check on microphone 2 while a camera swivels down to focus on a green screen.
A crew stands by at the sound statio
NEW BREMEN - Village officials met in executive session Wednesday with a representative of Crown Equipment Corp. to discuss a contract for the lease of 26 acres owned by the company and needed for the town's water well field project.
GOSHEN, Ind. - An Indiana woman was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for the death of a Celina woman in an alcohol-related traffic accident in 2013.
CELINA - Only one of nearly 300 full-time county workers has used a no-pay furlough program officials recommended in 2009 to cut costs during the Great Recession.
CELINA - Problems with a fiber optic service provider left Verizon customers scrambling to find a signal Thursday.
Laura Merritt, an Ohio Verizon s
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen girls basketball team got off to a sluggish start but overcame it with a strong finish in a 45-35 win over Botkins on Thursday night at Cardinal Gymnasium.
Thursday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
and Colin Foster
Marion Local continued its hot start to the girls basketball season with a 58-39 win over Shawnee in the Flyers' home opener at the Hangar.