Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 27 at 11:27PM EDT until April 28 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 165 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY 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 10 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER CLERMONT HAMILTON
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
DARKE MERCER PREBLE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BELLEVUE, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, LAWRENCEBURG, LIBERTY, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, RICHMOND, RISING SUN, SUMMERSIDE, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WARSAW, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WILLIAMSTOWN, AND WITHAMSVILLE.
Special Weather Statement issued April 27 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Wind gusts of 35 to 50 MPH will be possible over the next few hours. These winds will occur separately from any thunderstorms. Winds of this magnitude may damage small tree limbs and make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 11:56PM EDT until April 28 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Wayne County in east central Indiana... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northern Preble County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Western Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 100 AM EDT.
* At 1156 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Winchester to Glenwood, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Trotwood, Piqua, Englewood, Greenville, Eaton, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Lewisburg, New Paris, Fort Loramie, West Alexandria, Pleasant Hill, and Ansonia.
This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 149 and 156. I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 26.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 27 at 11:27PM EDT until April 28 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 165 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE MIAMI MONTGOMERY SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DOWNTOWN DAYTON, FRANKLIN, KETTERING, LANDEN, LEBANON, MASON, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, PIQUA, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, AND WAPAKONETA.
61° 61° Tue 72° Tue 72° chance 50° 50° likely Wed 60° Wed 60° likely
Wednesday, January 18th, 2017
French newspaper story to highlight Mercer County's support for Trump
By William Kincaid
CELINA - French reporter Karen Lajon's jaw dropped when she glanced over the number of churches listed on The Daily Standard's Friday religion page.
She let out a squeak.  
"And this is not all of them," publisher Frank Snyder said.
"It is impressive," Lajon said. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
WAPAKONETA - Tuesday's old-style Western Buckeye League dual wrestling match between St. Marys and Wapakoneta had plenty of excitement and exceptional matches.
In the end, the host Redskins wrapped up an undefeated league record in beating their Auglaize County rival Roughriders 43-24 at Wapakoneta High School. St. Marys wraps up the league schedule at 4-5. [More]
Obituaries on January 18th, 2017
Burnell E. Kellermeyer, 87, Saint Marys, Ohio, went home to see our Lord at 11:45 A.M. Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at the Saint Marys Living Center. [More]
Virginia Minch, age 87 a resident of Portland, Indiana, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Centre. [More]
Former Convoy resident James L. Thomas, 89, passed away at 1:55 a.m., Tuesday at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on January 18th, 2017
Subscriber stories on January 18th, 2017
Minster
MINSTER - The centrifugal sludge filter system at the village wastewater treatment plant is paying for itself.
The village has saved about $219,000
CELINA - A three-day trial was set to begin today for a Fort Wayne, Indiana, man accused of taking part in the Sept. 23 robbery of the Second National Bank branch at 800 N. Main St.
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday discussed possible names for the main street in the subdivision being developed at the western edge of town.
CELINA - On Saturday, Celina avenged an earlier season loss with a 64-61 win over Coldwater.
Three days later, the Bulldogs had a shot at redemption against Marion Local.
NEW BREMEN - After trailing for almost all of the first three quarters, New Bremen took control of a close game in the final minute to register a 64-60 victory over the St. Marys girls Tuesday night in New Bremen.
Compiled by Colin Foster
and Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery had three players in double figures to stay unbeaten going into a big conference game on Thursday with a 51-31 win over Hoosier State rival South Adams on Tuesday at Fort Site Fieldhouse.