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 11th, 2018
Mayor Hazel accepts accolade from state
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has recognized Celina for being ranked No. 18 in Site Selection Magazine's list of 2017 Top Micropolitan Communities in the United States.
Elaine Herrick, the secretary of state's regional liaison, at Mo [More]
By Dave Stilwell
NEW BREMEN - Ryan Bertke took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and New Bremen jumped out to an early lead and then held off the Marion Local Flyers 9-4 on Tuesday at New Bremen.
The Cardinals improve to 5-3 overall with their fourth straight win and 1-1 in the Midwest Athletic Conference. Marion Local falls to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the MAC. [More]
Obituaries on April 11th, 2018
Janie B. (Enis) Goines age 74, of Ansonia passed away at 3:37 PM on Monday, April 9, 2018, at State of the Heart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. [More]
Grace Irene Townsend, infant daughter of Natalie (Heitkamp) and Joshua Townsend [More]
Rev. Kenneth D. Kuenning, 87, died April 5, 2018 at his home in Moline, IL surrounded by his family after a brief illness. [More]
Donna C. Hornberger, age 71, of Celina, passed away at 6:15 P.M., Monday, April 9, 2018, at her residence. [More]
John E. Glass, 80, Celina, died at 12:45 a.m. April 9, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. [More]
Local pictures on April 11th, 2018
Subscriber stories on April 11th, 2018
ST. MARYS - Two people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds this morning after a shooting near Grand Lake off State Route 364, according to an Auglaize County Sheriff's Office news release.
CELINA - Former professional baseball star Darryl Strawberry and his wife, Traci, are coming to Celina and the surrounding area this weekend to speak to the youth and their families about the opioid epidemic.
CELINA - The Ohio Department of Transportation this summer will improve a section of State Route 197 that stretches through portions of the city.
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Lighting slated to be upgraded
COLDWATER - Board of education members are looking toward summer, approving some of their summer help and learning about future maintenance projects.
WAPAKONETA - Seventeen Auglaize County restaurants and food-serving establishments on Tuesday earned the Gold Plate Award from the county health board.
Rolfes retiring after 35 years in car sales business
CELINA - David Rolfes, longtime owner of Select Motors, is retiring after 35 years, but his successors want to emphasize to customers that they don't plan to change the successful business model or policies he has laid out for them.
Harter pitches three-hitter in Celina's 4-1 victory
CELINA - After having some struggles in the early portion of the season, the Celina baseball team needed a boost when the Bulldogs hosted Kenton in Western Buckeye League play on Tuesday.
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
Celina dominated a three-team track and field meet hosted by Crestview on Tuesday night.
The Bull
ST. HENRY - Every at-bat and all the little things were magnified with Nick Thwaits (Fort Recovery) and Daylon Lange (St. Henry) on the mound for their teams on Tuesday.