Tornado Watch issued April 3 at 12:10AM EDT until April 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORNADO WATCH 103 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING 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.
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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 3 at 12:12AM EDT until April 3 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1211 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sidney, 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, Huntsville, Newbern, Quincy, Mcmorran, Botkins, Maplewood, Kettlersville, Jackson Center, Hardin, Bloom Center, Pemberton, Anna, Lewistown, Logansville, Lakeview, Lake Loramie State Park, De Graff, and Sidney.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 86 and 107.
57° 57° chance Thu 68° Thu 68° chance 49° 49° Fri 57° Fri 57° likely
Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
Obituaries on July 16th, 2019
Joseph R. Wendeln age 89 of Minster passed away at 4:23 PM on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Elmwood New Bremen. [More]
Ruth Eileen Stoepfel, age 79, of Celina, Ohio passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Carol Sue Runner departed this life on July 8, 2019, at Wexner Medical Center, [More]
Robert E. Stonerock, 103, of Saint Marys, died 1:15 A.M. Friday, July 12, 2019, at Otterbein Saint Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Marcella V. (Eischen) Homan age 84 of Philothea died Sunday July 14, 2019 at the Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN. [More]
Stories on July 16th, 2019
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - A committee seeking to revitalize downtown St. Marys, encourage people to support their local businesses and possibly teach prospective
business owners what hurdles they should expect is forming after a Monday town hall meeting. [More]
Administrators, classified staff will see increases
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools board of education members on Monday night moved to increase the salaries of administrators by 2.5% and classified employees by 3%.
CELINA - School board members at Monday's meeting eliminated two classified employee positions.
Members voted to eliminate Mercer County Head Start employees Tom Muhlenkamp's and Nick Fleck's positions as two-hour bus driver and two-hour bus aide, respectively.
STARK COUNTY - The state's first measles case this year was confirmed on Saturday by Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton.
A young adult fr
COLDWATER - A juvenile male was arrested Sunday night after reportedly threatening two women and assaulting a police officer.
The Coldwater Police [More]
ROCKFORD - Police are still investigating after a vehicle used by a suspect in a high-speed chase was found abandoned in a wooded area about a mile off the road.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday approved an amended wage ordinance.
The change added a section covering military pay and a sectio
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart reminds landowners and farmers that corn that has been planted and is encroaching in the road rights-of-way can be a very serious sight problem on narrower township and county roads.
FORT RECOVERY - School board members approved a list of classified substitute teachers and supplemental contracts at their meeting on Monday night.
District 4 ACME Championship Game
Minster beats Coldwater in final tune-up
ST. HENRY - With both teams already qualified for the State ACME Baseball Tournament, Coldwater and Minster played for the District 4 championship on Monday in St. Henry.
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - Hits were beginning to fall for the St. Marys ACME team.
Then rain began to fall in Shawnee Township.
Van Wert held a 5-2 le [More]
Junior ACME State Championship
Compiled by Colin Foster
Fort Loramie's Mack Fortman pitched a complete-game one-hitter and the Redskins defeated Coldwater 5-0 in the Junior ACME State Championship game at Archbold on Monday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Marcel Blasingame struck out seven batters in three innings and added two hits to help Coldwater Black advance to th
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