Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 11 at 11:46PM EDT until June 12 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 319 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY 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 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
MADISON UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER 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, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, KENTON, KETTERING, LANDEN, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OXFORD, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 12:04AM EDT until June 12 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1203 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Elida to near Botkins to near Bradford, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Tipp City, Kenton, Ada, West Milton, Fort Shawnee, Covington, Arcanum, St. Paris, Cridersville, Bradford, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 66 and 118.
68° 68° slight chance likely Fri 80° Fri 80° chance 61° 61° Sat 85° Sat 85°
Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Provider of utilities, protector of the public ... caretaker of the dead's final resting place?
The city is unwittingly getting into the cemetery business next year. Celina City Council members on Friday accepted ownership of the North Grove Cemetery, effective Dec. 31, after members and operators of the private cemetery association voted to dissolve due to a lack of funds. [More]
Parkway takes the lead for good with 11-0 run during the first quarter
By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - An 11-0 run in the first quarter gave Parkway the lead and the Lady Panthers never trailed the rest of the way in a 64-47 victory over Mississinawa Valley on Monday night in Rockford.
The BlackHawks took a quick 2-0 lead at the start of the game but the Panthers quickly took control of the game. Parkway scored 11 straight points in just 3 1/2 minutes on buckets from Cami Hellwarth, Lydia Heindel, Kayle Heckler and Sierra Fent. [More]
Obituaries on December 17th, 2013
Mary Anna Lee Bader Linn, 89, died at 9:23 a.m. Dec. 16, 2013, at Richland Manor, Bluffton. [More]
Steven William Land, 51, Celina, formerly of New Castle, Ind., passed away unexpectedly Dec. 14, 2013, at his home. [More]
Marjorie J. Kuck, 95, New Knoxville, died Dec. 16, 2013, at 10:13 a.m. at St. M [More]
Martha A. Hartings Sherman, 83, Montezuma, died at 10:20 a.m. Dec. 16, 2013, at [More]
Local pictures on December 17th, 2013
Subscriber stories on December 17th, 2013
No schools in Mercer or Auglaize counties were awarded grants through the state's Straight A Fund.
Ohio's new $250 million education innovation fund is intended to boost student achievement, reduce district spending or allocate a greater share of resources into the classroom.
CELINA - Cody J. Maxwell pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he robbed the People's Bank Co. last month.
Maxwell, 22, entered his pleas to Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Ingraham Monday afternoon during an arraignment hearing.
CELINA - Celina school district was awarded a state grant to pay for seven emergency radios.
The radios will allow school personnel to talk directly to Celina police officers in their cruisers and Mercer County Sheriff's Department personnel in an emergency situation such as a school shooting.
FORT RECOVERY - A fire destroyed a small home in rural Fort Recovery early Saturday morning.
Fort Recovery Fire Chief Kim Day said his department was called to 245 Lowry Road about 3:12 a.m. and found the home completely engulfed in flames. No one was injured.
MINSTER - A 40-bed assisted living facility will open next year in the former Hanover Street school.
Members of the Minster Local Schools Board of Education on Monday approved the sale of the building for $300,000 to Commercial and Industrial Leasing Ltd.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Auglaize-Mercer County Family YMCA Waves swim teams finished with a strong effort at the Darke County YMCA (DCY) Invitational held Saturday at Greenville.