Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 15 at 11:57PM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 61 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL GRANT KENTON MASON PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
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, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, 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, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Wind Advisory issued March 15 at 9:34PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph becoming west southwest.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
33° 33° Mon 36° Mon 36° chance 18° 18° chance Tue 28° Tue 28°
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Obituaries on March 10th, 2011
Former Coldwater resident James D. Slavik, DVM, 80, St. Marys, died at 1:30 a.m. March 8, 2011, at Otterbein in St. Marys. [More]
Stevie D. "Buck" Morgan, 56, Celina, died at 4:47 p.m. March 7, 2011, at the Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Andrew J. Miars, 33, Watertown, N.Y., died March 7, 2011.
He was born March 2 [More]
Stories on March 10th, 2011
Wangler murder trial
LIMA - In the months leading up to Kathy Wangler's death, her husband wrote in his journal that Satan was attacking in a new way that involved automobile exhaust.
Bremen carriers will work from Minster
NEW BREMEN - Mail carriers at the New Bremen and Fort Loramie post offices soon will begin working out of the Minster office, United States Postal Service (USPS) corporate communications representative David Walton says. [More]
Committee hopes to raise $200,000 for Mercer County's office operation for next two years
A public fundraising campaign for Mercer County OSU Extension operations will soon start, and organizers are counting on the agriculture community to step up.
WAPAKONETA - Flu season may be winding down, but it's not over yet, health officials say.
Auglaize County Health Department Director of Nursing Cindy Jones told board members on Wednesday the illness "can rear its ugly head again."
Hopefully, we've seen the worst of the season, she said.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County health board members on Tuesday each were greeted with a courtesy roll of toilet paper to promote colorectal cancer awareness.
The Auglaize County health board renewed a two-year contract with the health commissioner at the same salary as 2010.
Charlotte Parsons - who has h
CELINA - Downtown revitalization grant funds may be available to property owners on March 28 once the state clears an environment review study.
Dan
ST. MARYS - The board of education is preparing for budget cuts and reduced spending as they tackle a $1.05 million deficit for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
ST. MARYS - Buffalo Wild Wings is likely coming to St. Marys, Mayor Greg Freewalt announced during his State of the City speech at a Rotary Club meeting Wednesday.
SILVER LAKE - It was a dark and stormy night 50 years ago in Akron when a group of professional artists stopped by the Tangiers Night Club for drinks. With rain beating against the windows, the group put together bylaws for a new club named Whiskey Painters of America (WPA). [More]
Division II District at Ohio Northern University
ADA - Celina was an overwhelming favorite over Tiffin Columbian and the Bulldogs played like it for one quarter.
One dominant quarter was enough to push Celina past Tiffin Columbian 62-46 on Wednesday night in Division II district semifinal action at Ohio Northern University.
Last Curtain Call
Through the wintery months of 1963-64, the cultural landscape of America was captivated by the arrival of the Beatles on our soil, fears of a world-wide Soviet infiltration, and a fresh heavyweight boxing champion named Cassius Clay, who would later be known as Muhammad Ali. [More]
All-Midwest Athletic Conference Girls Basketball
The Minster girls' basketball team won the Midwest Athletic Conference championship for the 13th time and the Wildcats were well represented on the all-league squad.
All-Midwest Athletic Conference Boys Basketball
The New Knoxville Rangers won the Midwest Athletic Conference championship outright and the Rangers also swept the MAC's top two awards.
Rangers' standout guard Marcus Reineke was named Player of the year while New Knoxville's head coach Kort Fledderjohann was named Coach of the Year.
Local pictures on March 10th, 2011