Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 2:44PM EDT until August 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
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 11 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
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, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, 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.
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, November 5th, 2011
Obituaries on November 5th, 2011
Edward J. "Bud" Ahlers, 82, Burkettsville, died Nov. 4, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Deborah M. Pleiman Bruns, 61, Englewood, died Nov. 3, 2011, at The Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Alice J. Gengler, 85, Coldwater, died at 6:47 p.m. Nov. 3, 2011, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Richard J. Huber, 56, Coldwater, died Nov. 2, 2011, at his residence.
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Stories on November 5th, 2011
ST. HENRY - A serene memorial to honor local veterans soon will grace the landscape in South Park.
Work has begun on the St. Henry Veterans Garden,
Ohio voters on Tuesday will decide whether to keep state legislation that limits collective bargaining and bans strikes by all public employees.
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CELINA - City voters on Tuesday will decide if Celina keeps the additional half percent income tax approved last year for the police and fire departments.
Measure needed to make up for state funding cuts, says township official
MARIA STEIN - Marion Township residents will vote Tuesday on a new, five-year, 1-mill levy for operating expenses.
The levy is needed to compensate for state funding cuts, township fiscal officer Bonnie Garrison said.
CELINA - Neighbors Betty Strawn and Emily Stewart are vying for the office of city auditor in Tuesday's election.
Stewart, a Democrat, and Strawn, a Republican, both live on Royal Lane - Stewart at 605 and Strawn at 604.
Mercer County
Fort Recovery Village renewal levy - operations
The five-year, 2.5-mill levy would generate about $55,000 annually.
A resident with a property valued at $100,000 would continue to pay $87.50 per year.
Voters in St. Marys precinct 1-A will be voting on two issues to allow liquor sales on Sundays.
• Good Food Hospitality Management LLC, (Beer Barrel Pizza) is asking for Sunday sales, on and off premise, for beer, wine, mixed beverages and spirituous liquor between 10 a.m. and midnight.
Following is a list of candidates running unopposed and open seats that will be filled by appointment after the election.

Mercer County
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Voters will see a variety of issues on Tuesday's ballot. No decision is more important for Celina residents than the income tax initiative.
For the second time in a year, residents will decide whether the city deserves 1 percent or 1.5 percent of their income.
COVINGTON - After slumping in the latter stages of the regular season, Coldwater players knew it was make-or-break time in the postseason opener.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Nick Campbell threw for three touchdowns and rushed for three more as Versailles made a dominating return to the playoffs in beating Region 20's top-seeded West Liberty-Salem 48-21 on Friday in West Liberty.
Last Curtain Call
By the end of today at Hebron Raceway, there's a good chance that the Coldwater Cavaliers, Minster Wildcats or Versailles Tigers will board their respective buses with one of those teams carrying hardware honoring them as the Division III girls' cross country state champions.
Local pictures on November 5th, 2011