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
Wednesday, November 8th, 2017
Obituaries on November 8th, 2017
Grayson Allan Cassidy entered this world silently at 11:40 a.m. Nov. 4, 2017, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Florence P. Finch, 85, formerly of Rockford, died on the morning of Nov. 7, 2017, at Van Crest Health Care Center, Van Wert. [More]
Mary Ann Luebke, age 89 of Celina, Ohio passed away at 5:52 a.m. on Monday Nov. 6, 2017, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. [More]
Beth Thobe, 53, Fort Recovery, died on Nov. 7, 2017, at her home.
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Stories on November 8th, 2017
CELINA - Fifty-five percent of voters within the Celina School district on Tuesday approved raising the existing 0.75 percent income tax levy to 1 percent. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County voters elected Andrew Augsburger as the new municipal court judge with 68 percent of the vote.
Augsburger has served the past 20 years as Auglaize County assistant prosecutor. [More]
Election Day in Mercer and Auglaize counties went smoothly on Tuesday with no problems reported, local board of elections officials said this morning
ST. MARYS - Two new faces will join the St. Marys City Schools Board of Education, according to Tuesday's unofficial election results.
Newcomers Ron Wilker and Chris Falk defeated incumbents Travis Kuenning and Bob Valentine. Board President Karl Dammeyer won re-election to the board.
NEW BREMEN - Newcomers Suzanne Wells and Michele Bambauer as well as incumbent Shelly Busse were the winners of three open seats for New Bremen Local Schools District Board of Education.
CELINA - City crews, with help from nearby communities, worked at a feverish pace on Tuesday to restore electricity to the remaining homes and businesses without power but came up just short due to high winds.
CELINA - Many businesses along Havemann Road remained closed on Tuesday without access to power or due to damage from Sunday's tornado.
Celina Alum
FORT RECOVERY - Chris Herren, a former NBA athlete who had played for the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics, spoke to children from various Mercer County schools about the struggle of dealing with drugs and alcohol, a subject he has dealt with personally.
Officials: Correct steps taken after local tornado
CELINA - The loss of electricity in Mercer County was handled very well as far as any possible health issues were concerned, according to health district director of environmental health Michelle Kimmel.
MINSTER - Council members on Tuesday decided to join a coalition of villages and cities to fight against the state's recently passed plan to collect local income taxes on behalf of municipalities.
CELINA - The Celina Merchant Association has scheduled Midnight Gladness for Dec. 1 beginning at 6 p.m.
In addition to special sales that will be o
MARIA STEIN - Voters in the Marion Local Schools District voted to renew a 10-mill property tax levy that will collect just over $1.2 million per year.
CELINA - Most local liquor options in Mercer County on Tuesday's ballot won approval by voters. according to unofficial election results.
Robert's
Mercer County voters also pass other levies
CELINA - Tri-County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services' 10-year renewal operating levy passed on Tuesday with overwhelming local support.
ROCKFORD - Voters in Parkway and 10 other school districts approved the renewal of a five-year, 0.8-mill operating levy for Vantage Career Center that will continue to generate about $935,443 annually.
CELINA - Jefferson Township voters elected incumbent Nick Laux to continue as township trustee.
Laux received nearly 65 percent of the vote, winning 1,306 votes to challenger Joe Bey's 711. [More]
Division IV State Volleyball Preview
Diana Kramer is no stranger to Buckeye Central.
During her tenure at St. Henry, the Buckettes were regulars at the Redskins' four-team round-robin event during the season.
2017 Division III Girls State Cross Country Champions
#  Name  Grade
122  Kaitlynn Albers  11
123  Ella Boate  9
124  Mackenzie Bohman  10
125  Cassie Francis  12
126  Madeline Magoto  11
127  Gwendolyn Meiring
Local pictures on November 8th, 2017