Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 2:44PM EDT until August 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
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 11 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
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, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, 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 August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, 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 Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 84° Today 84° chance 68° 68° chance likely Tomorrow 82° Tomorrow 82° likely chance 67° 67° chance
Thursday, June 16th, 2016
Decision to proceed passed on 3-2 vote
By Jared Mauch
ST. MARYS - The drive for a new football stadium picked up a few yards on Wednesday as school board members approved starting a fundraising campaign.
Board members voted 3-2 to allow Clover Development Strategies to proceed with the campaign to raise capital funds for a new stadium complex near the Memorial High School. Board members Bob Valentine and Travis Kuenning voted against the decision. [More]
Mariners take down Scouts to improve record to 8-1
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Billy Sager was mad at himself for not being able to get a bunt down to move teammate Tyler Paulsen to third base.
Sager's outlet to vent frustration was to take the next pitch over the fence in right field for a walk-off two-run home run to give Grand Lake a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Xenia on Wednesday night at Montgomery Field to improve to 8-1. [More]
Obituaries on June 16th, 2016
Robert "Bob" Doll, 69, Coldwater, died on June 15, 2016, at Briarwood Village, [More]
Denis R. Rethman, age 72, of Maria Stein, died Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at the James Cancer Center, Columbus. [More]
Harold Francis Simmonds Jr., age 89, Celina, Ohio passed away at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday June 11, 2016, at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on June 16th, 2016
Subscriber stories on June 16th, 2016
FORT RECOVERY - A bit of rain did not dampen the fun at Wednesday's 225th anniversary celebration in Fort Recovery.
"It wasn't a bad day for it to
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners recently purchased a five-acre farm that abuts Ferguson Enterprises, a plumbing supply distribution center that opened in June 2014.
From staff reports
CELINA - A local church is holding a prayer vigil this evening for those affected by the attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.
$435,126 will pay to redo 6 miles
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners recently authorized a Findlay company to resurface almost 6 miles of county and township roadways.
Commissioners accepted The Shelly Co.'s bid of $435,126.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Cavaliers had one big inning, and that inning proved to be the difference in the ballgame.
A five-run, six-hit outburst