Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
WAYNE
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, 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
Saturday, March 21st, 2026
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - A global firm's new long-haul fiber network route set to begin in Chicago will make its way through Mercer County en route to Columbus, Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart confirmed.
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Obituaries on March 21st, 2026
Maurice J. Harting, age 96 of Coldwater, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, March, 20, 2026, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Gerald L. "Duey" Braun, age 81, of Celina, passed away peacefully on Friday, Ma [More]
Charles L. "Chuck" Baldwin, age 79, of Celina, passed away peacefully at 9:43 a [More]
Wilma Fay Gehron, age 96, of Greenville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at the Brethren's Retirement Community. [More]
Leroy "Sawdust" Rutschilling, born April 5, 1933, in Osgood to the late Lawrenc [More]
Monna Lu Bauer, age 81, of Lexington, Kentucky, and formerly of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at UK HealthCare in Lexington. [More]
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Subscriber stories on March 21st, 2026
PORTLAND, Ind. - The driver of the semitrailer involved in the Feb. 3 collision in Jay County, Indiana, that left four dead has been returned to Jay County and now faces criminal charges in Jay Circuit Court.
CELINA - Shinn Bros. Inc. has landed a $795,000 combined contract to replace about 5,200 linear feet of water line along State Route 703 and in adjacent neighborhoods in East Jefferson Township.
VAN WERT - The body of a 48-year-old man was recovered Thursday evening in a wooded area in Washington Township, Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced Friday.
FAIRBORN - While area restaurants might offer a B.Y.O.B. night, Marion Local's 46-30 win over Lincolnview in the Division VI state semifinals at the Nutter Center would best be described as B.Y.O.M.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Delphos St. John's jumped out to a big lead and never looked back to advance to the Division VII state boys basketball semifinals with a 61-32 win over Malvern on Friday afternoon at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University.