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°
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
Obituaries on April 10th, 2013
Timothy Chrisman, 54, Celina, died April 9, 2013, at Miami Valley Hospital in D [More]
Joyce R. Crouch, 76, Celina, died April 8, 2013, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Cecelia Margaret Subler, 96, Frenchtown, passed away at 10 p.m. April 8, 2013, at Otterbein St. Marys. [More]
Shelly A. Clay, 48, Hilliard and formerly of Mercer County, died April 8, 2013. [More]
Rebecca S. Arling, 50, Osgood, died at 11:08 a.m. April 8, 2013, at Miami Valley Hospital. [More]
Harold G. Schwieterman, 86, Portland, Ind., passed away April 8, 2013, at Willowbend Living Center in Muncie, Ind. [More]
Stories on April 10th, 2013
A 54-year-old Celina man died Wednesday afternoon at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton of injuries sustained in a weekend truck-pedestrian accident. His death is the year's first traffic fatality in Mercer County. [More]
County cancels recycling deal; curbside service may be affected
The cost of recycling bags could rise and curbside services may cease after the county stops subsidizing Ohio Recycling of Chickasaw in June.
Merce
CELINA - City officials are sending a message to the feds: Keep your hands off tax-exempt financing utilized by public bodies.
City council members
Health officials discuss drinking levels in county
WAPAKONETA - In happy times and misery, alcohol appears to be a frequent guest of area residents.
"We celebrate with alcohol and drown our sorrows
CELINA - Participation in youth sports programs organized by the Celina Department of Parks and Recreation is expected to increase this year, director Jeff Fortkamp says. [More]
Renewable Energy Center
CELINA - Real estate taxes on the city's 60-acre Celina Renewable Energy Center off Meyer Road have jumped 800 percent since the property was rezoned from agriculture to industry.
NEW BREMEN - The search for a new police chief is nearing an end.
Mayor Jeff Pape said two interviews were conducted prior to Tuesday night's council meeting and another took place afterward. Seventeen applications were received.
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Tuesday hired a new boys varsity basketball coach after meeting in executive session for one hour and 25 minutes.
ST. HENRY - A 6-year-old girl struck by a pickup truck in the village on Saturday afternoon has been upgraded from critical to serious condition at Children's Medical Center, Dayton.
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies arrested 12 people and seized 29 grams of heroin with an estimated street value of $2,900 to $4,000, a handgun, ammunition, suspected drugs and assorted paraphernalia during a roundup Tuesday.
COLDWATER - School board members on Tuesday commemorated the retirement of three longtime elementary educators and a veteran maintenance worker.
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ST. MARYS - To retain graduates, Grand Lake area business leaders, the community and parents should promote available jobs and the skills needed to fill them, a local economic official advised. [More]
CELINA - A medical spa offering treatments for lines and wrinkles and selling professional skin care products opens Monday in Celina.
Ciao! MedSpa,
CELINA - The Celina softball team started its quest for back-to-back Western Buckeye League titles with a dominating performance on Tuesday at Bill Feth Diamond.
ROCKFORD - The Parkway softball team avenged last year's district final loss to the eventual Division IV state champions with an explosive offensive performance en route to a 13-3 five-inning win over Crestview on Tuesday. [More]
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Parkway baseball team scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings en route to a 2-1 win over Crestview on Tuesday in Rockford.
Local pictures on April 10th, 2013