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°
Friday, June 12th, 2020
Minster eatery ready to reopen
By Leslie Gartrell
MINSTER - The Wooden Shoe Inn, a long-standing community staple, has been given a new life and a fresh start under the guidance of new owners.
Andy Phlipot, 55, has loved The Wooden Shoe, both the brewing company and restaurant, since he was a child. At age 9, Phlipot said he was the youngest member of The Wooden Shoe beer collectors club. He and his father have been collecting Wooden Shoe memorabilia for years. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Beautiful weather made for good golfing as the Lima Junior Golf Association made its summer tour stop at Celina Lynx Golf Club on Thursday.
The course was perfect for Ellen Naumann as the St. Henry grad and 2019 tour Girls Golfer of the Year won her second straight tournament in the girls' 16-18 division. [More]
Obituaries on June 12th, 2020
Urban A. Winner age 93 of Osgood died on Wednesday June 10, 2020 at Mercer Health Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Ron A. Bohman age 52, of Versailles, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 4:48 AM on [More]
Benjamin H. Frasure, Jr., 93, of Saint Marys, died 12:20 A.M. Thursday, June 11, 2020, at his daughter's home in Elida. [More]
Michael Allen Dicke, 54, passed away at his residence in Leipsic, Ohio on June 10, 2020. [More]
Stanley I. Richards Sr., age 70 of Ansonia, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]
Mary Elizabeth Harty, age 60 of Celina, formerly of Troy, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on June 12th, 2020
Subscriber stories on June 12th, 2020
CELINA - Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer County on Thursday, raising the county's total to 239.
One new confirmed case was reported in Auglaize County, raising that county's confirmed number to 75.
CELINA - Mercer County officials will apply for $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to pay for drainage infrastructure work in Montezuma.
CHICKASAW - Village residents will soon see a $10 monthly increase in their water bills.
Council members on Wednesday approved the revised rate, which will go into effect on July 1.
Amazing Athletes
Stacey (Clausing) Wiseman saved her best for last.
In the final race of her high school career, Wiseman got the individual title she had always longed for by winning the 400-meter race at the Division II state track and field championships in Dayton.
Amazing Athletes
They were the blue and gold Batman and Robin.
Tim Fortney and Floyd Keith didn't fight crime; they fought for yards and scored touchdowns.
"Those two were one of St. Marys's first dynamic duos that we had in the backfield," said longtime assistant Denny Vossler, who grew up watching them play.