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, May 21st, 2016
Simulator to make training more realistic
By William Kincaid
EDITOR'S NOTE: In recognition of Emergency Medical Services Week, the newspaper is publishing a multipart series on local EMS providers. This is the final story of the series.
Mercer County EMS will soon receive a donated ambulance box to train emergency medical technicians before throwing them into the chaos of their first squad run. [More]
Obituaries on May 21st, 2016
John Franklin Adams, 94, of Mendon, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
John W. Cron, age 94 of Celina Ohio passed away at 6:25 p.m. on Thursday May 19 [More]
Kevin O'Neil, age 59, of Huber Heights, OH passed away on May 6, 2016 at his re [More]
Local pictures on May 21st, 2016
Subscriber stories on May 21st, 2016
ST. HENRY - The foundation has been laid for a new EMS building that should be finished by mid-September, EMS member and project leader Ryan Bollenbacher said.
CELINA - Local officials have corrected Coldwater Creek Treatment Train conditions that violated Ohio Environmental Protection Agency rules, Mercer County Community Development Director Jared Ebbing said.
CELINA - A Celina church that dates back to 1844 is in for some changes through a merger with a Montezuma congregation.
St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Celina is joining forces with the Montezuma United Methodist Church to form Grand Lake United Methodist Church.
NEW BREMEN - Sixty-three members of the New Bremen class of 2016 will graduate at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the high school gymnasium. At 1:30 p.m., a baccalaureate will be held at the school's James F. Dicke Auditorium.
MARION LOCAL - Sixty-two seniors will receive diplomas during a commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. Sunday in the high school gymnasium.
This year's valedictorian is Derek Pierron, son of Nick and Amy Pierron. He plans to attend Wright State University to study pre-optometry.
Division IV District Softball Championship
WAPAKONETA - Two Midwest Athletic Conference champions took to the softball diamond at Wapakoneta High School on Friday.
Only one of those teams could leave the field as district champion.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls track team captured the Division I district championship in a close battle with Lima Senior and Fremont Ross on Friday at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin.