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°
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Kaiser gets nod to fill out term; Mosier files as independent
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A retired math teacher will take the reins as Mercer County treasurer until voters make their choice in November.
The Republican Party met Monday night and appointed Dave Kaiser of St. Henry to fill the position vacated March 31 when Treasurer Doris Rutschilling announced early retirement. Rutschilling was re-elected as treasurer in November 2008; her four-year term began in September 2009 and does not expire until September 2013. [More]
Obituaries on April 20th, 2010
Richard Abels, 61, Celina, died April 19, 2010, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in [More]
Walter George Drees, 68, DeMotte, Ind., died April 11, 2010, at St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point, Ind. [More]
Dolores K. Shotz, 83, Versailles, died April 17, 2010, at her home.
She was b [More]
Local pictures on April 20th, 2010
Subscriber stories on April 20th, 2010
Rev. Carmona seeks help for new diocese during Spanish Mass in Maria Stein
MARIA STEIN - A Mexican bishop is asking for support for a newly-established diocese he founded in a challenging region of his country.
Bishop Edua
Grand Lake
GRAND LAKE - Grand Lake St. Marys State Park has been awarded a $10,984 marine patrol grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft.
Mercer County's 9.2 percent unemployment rate was the fifth lowest for March in Ohio, according to figures released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS).
COLDWATER - Several key defensive plays, including one that ended the game, helped Coldwater fend off Celina, 4-3, in a Mercer County battle at Veterans Field on Monday.
NEW BREMEN - The St. Henry softball team came off the bus at New Bremen High School on Monday afternoon ready to swing the bats, as the Redskins pounded out 18 hits in a 17-4 five-inning run win over the Cardinals in Midwest Athletic Conference play.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Tyler Bruns shut down Shawnee with his pitching and the Redskins got a big defensive play to preserve his first vars