Wind Advisory issued March 11 at 6:26AM EDT until March 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Tornado Watch issued March 11 at 6:24AM EDT until March 11 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 41 IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY 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 8 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER CLERMONT HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE DARKE MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BELLEVUE, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, KETTERING, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PIQUA, RICHMOND, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WILLIAMSTOWN, AND WITHAMSVILLE.
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Friday, January 27th, 2017
Celina Lake Festival
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Organizers of the 2017 Celina Lake Festival have asked a special family to carry out this year's theme: A Festival of Friends and Family.
The Anderson family members, who fought in the courts for custody of adopted daughter Maddy for 13 grueling months, were named grand marshals of this year's parade. The family consists of Brian Anderson; his wife, Kelly; their adopted children Maddy, Alex, Joel, Trey and Kate; and biological children Breah, Jay and Aiden. [More]
Wildcats tame Tigers for sole possession of first in MAC
By Colin Foster
MINSTER - The Minster girls' basketball team fell for the first time last Saturday.
But on Thursday, the Wildcats got back up and proved they're still the class of the Midwest Athletic Conference until proven otherwise.
Courtney Prenger scored 15 points, Rosie Westerbeck added 13 and Minster built up a 19-point lead in the third quarter and then held off Versailles for a 59-51 victory in a battle of state-ranked, MAC unbeatens at Wildcat Gymnasium. [More]
Obituaries on January 27th, 2017
Jon Paul Jones, 55, Celina, died on Jan. 26, 2017, at Lima Memorial Hospital, L [More]
Local pictures on January 27th, 2017
Subscriber stories on January 27th, 2017
Local residents leave for annual March for Life in D.C.
FORT RECOVERY - Encouraged by President Donald Trump's vocal support earlier this week, about 100 pro-life supporters gathered at Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Thursday evening to rally for people planning to attend today's March for Life in Washington, D.C.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday moved to grant an across-the-board raise of up to 2.75 percent for county employees at the discretion of department heads.
Minster, New Bremen, New Knoxville officials hold state of the villages
NEW KNOXVILLE - Mayors from the "Golden Triangle" boasted about last year's accomplishments and looked toward the future during the annual State of the Villages Breakfast on Thursday morning.
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has awarded the city fire department and Murotech Ohio Corp. a pair of grants designed to improve employee safety.
CELINA - Once the three-pointers began to drop for Wapakoneta, the lead over Celina began to rise.
The Redskins shot nearly 50 percent from beyond the three-point line en route to picking up a 70-23 win over the Bulldogs at the Fieldhouse on Thursday night in Western Buckeye League play.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's Sawyer Weitzel was dominant in her diving as she won her third straight Western Buckeye League championship on Thursday at the Defiance YMCA.
COLDWATER - Coldwater put its foot on the gas early and never let up, rolling to a 69-33 victory over St. Henry on Thursday night at the Palace.
The Cavaliers shot 62 percent from the floor and 80 percent at the free throw line in the opening quarter to build a 21-7 lead at the first break.