Wind Advisory issued March 11 at 6:26AM EDT until March 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Tornado Watch issued March 11 at 6:24AM EDT until March 11 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 41 IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
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 8 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER CLERMONT HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE DARKE MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BELLEVUE, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, KETTERING, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PIQUA, RICHMOND, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WILLIAMSTOWN, AND WITHAMSVILLE.
Today 69° Today 69° chance 28° 28° slight chance Tomorrow 45° Tomorrow 45° 36° 36°
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
Men remain in jail on $100,000 bonds
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A second man was arrested Thursday night for a series of arson fires that damaged several vehicles in the northeast section of the city early Tuesday morning.
Robert E. Milligan II, 19, 509 N. Mill St., Celina, appeared for an arraignment this morning in Celina Municipal Court to face a single charge of arson, a fourth-degree felony. He is accused of setting fire to a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am. Milligan faces a maximum 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine. [More]
A pair of St. Marys natives performed well at the National Senior Games
By Gary R. Rasberry
AUGLAIZE COUNTY - Some married couples take up golf. Others play tennis, run or ride bikes.
For John and Linda Klosterman, the bond is the pull of the bow string and the flight of an arrow.
The Klosterman's have been getting back into competitive archery after a long break, and so far, it's like they never left. [More]
Obituaries on August 2nd, 2013
Elijah Lee Sherman-Parks, 13, Van Wert, died July 30, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Glen R. Drees, 51, Coldwater, died July 31, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Juanita S. Lopez, 74, of Troy and formerly of Celina, passed away at 8:49 a.m. July 31, 2013, at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Austin Thomas Luebke, 20, Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes the eveni [More]
Thelma W. Hawk, 98, died early Aug. 1, 2013, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, where she had been a patient for six years. [More]
Local pictures on August 2nd, 2013
Subscriber stories on August 2nd, 2013
ST. MARYS - The death of a dog infected with a contagious canine virus prompted state park officials Wednesday to close the East Bank dog park where it frequented.
CELINA - Celina patrolman Andy Regedanz's suspension without pay initially imposed after he was charged with driving while under the influence has been extended by 30 days.
WAPAKONETA - Bob Walls pulls strings at the Auglaize County Fair, much to the delight of wide-eyed spectators.
Walls, an accomplished puppeteer wi
Today
• 6:30 p.m. - Jackpot market lamb show, show barn #2; and horseshoe pitch Class B invitational
• 7 p.m. - Magician Bobby Maverick, ente
CELINA - The 161st Mercer County Fair will include nearly 30 new events, according to fair manager Cara Muhlenkamp.
Muhlenkamp previewed the schedule Thursday morning at the county agriculture breakfast meeting.
ROCKFORD - A Celina woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly trying to purchase morphine pills in Shane's Park.
Debbie Fair, 57, was arrested on