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.
Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 9:13PM EDT until April 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 103 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY 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.
The Wind Advisory has been cancelled. (details ...)
The Wind Advisory has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 11:25PM EDT until April 2 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1125 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waynesfield, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Roundhead, Dola, Kenton, Silver Creek, Belle Center, Jumbo, Lakeview, Huntersville, Uniopolis, Waynesfield, St. Johns, Walton, Blanchard, Alger, Mentzer, New Hampshire, State Route 195 at State Route 235, Mcguffey, Ada, and Chippewa Park.
57° 57° chance Thu 68° Thu 68° chance 49° 49° Fri 57° Fri 57° likely
Friday, June 22nd, 2018
Area teams add to title collections in 2017-18 school year
By Colin Foster
The Minster girls cross country team was on the run at the break of dawn in early August 2017 in preparation for the upcoming season.
The defending Division III state champions went on to successfully defend their title in November at National Trail Raceway in Hebron. [More]
Obituaries on June 22nd, 2018
Rita E. (Osterloh) Eilerman, age 91, of Briarwood Village in Coldwater, Ohio, p [More]
Dale Lee Goins, age 74 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Wednesday June 20, 2018 at his residence in Celina. [More]
Colette Dugan, 84, St. Marys, died on June 21, 2018, at Otterbein Senior Lifest [More]
Anna Lee Stephenson, 88, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, where she was a patient. [More]
Local pictures on June 22nd, 2018
Subscriber stories on June 22nd, 2018
Two U.S. Congressmen representing the area weighed in on the passage of the farm bill on Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, who repres
Measure would increase taxes
MINSTER - School board members are looking to replace the district's recreation levy rather than renew it to bring the millage back to its original level to generate an additional $18,000 annually.
CELINA - No new evidence has been presented that would challenge police officers' original conclusion that a Celina man who was found dead in November 2015 had died of voluntary intoxication, Celina Police Chief Tom Wale said in a report released this week.
SHARPSBURG - The St. Paul parish is celebrating its 150th year with a celebration Saturday and Sunday at the church. The church was founded by German-born families who had been a part of St. Wendelin Parish.
ST. MARYS - At one time, Willis "Bud" Preston was a top-tier player on the United States Tennis Association circuit.
He's still got it at age 89.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Jill Schmitmeyer again fended off a trio of Mulcahys and won her age division at the Lima Junior Golf Association' summer tour stop at Hickory Sticks in Van Wert.