Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 26 at 8:27PM EDT until March 26 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Darke County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 827 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over New Bremen, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Sidney, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, De Graff, Botkins, New Knoxville, Hardin, Quincy, Russia, Port Jefferson, Osgood, Kettlersville, Lockington, Yorkshire, Montra, and Newbern.
Tornado Watch issued March 26 at 7:37PM EDT until March 26 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORNADO WATCH 75 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO DELAWARE LICKING UNION OH IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO AUGLAIZE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER SHELBY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BELLEFONTAINE, CELINA, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, KENTON, MARYSVILLE, NEWARK, SIDNEY, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
The Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District hired a new watershed coordinator to replace Laura Walker, who has resigned to pursue a teaching position.
The board accepted Walker's resignation on Thursday at the regular meeting. Following a 30-minute executive session, board members hired her replacement, Abbey Tobe, who currently works as a manure management technician through the SWCD office. Tobe will earn $16.60 per hour; she starts in the new position Sept. 1. [More]
The majority of trees in Celina's Eastview Park are ash and nearly 80 of them are infested with the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB).
"Last week we marked the ash trees that are completely dead. They will be taken down this winter (by city employees) and all those infected will be taken down gradually," said Celina Public Works Superintendent Joe Wolfe. [More]
CELINA - Mitch Siefring was groomed to raise steer. His older siblings, Ben, 20, and Paige, 17, both earned titles at previous Mercer County Fair livestock auctions, with the former boasting two grand champions.
CELINA - Macy Gehle is determined not to let cystic fibrosis keep her from doing the things she loves - and it certainly didn't this week during the Mercer County Fair.
A former Auglaize County man has been charged with fraudulently collecting Ohio workers' compensation benefits after posting Facebook photos showing him at work in Arizona.
A 17-year-old area boy remains in serious condition at a Dayton hospital following an accident that caused a pickup truck cab and bed to separate.
The mishap occurred at 5:22 a.m. Aug. 15 along Huwer Road east of Homan Road in rural Maria Stein, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
