Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT 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 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
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, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Today 73° Today 73° slight chance 32° 32° likely Tomorrow 46° Tomorrow 46° 30° 30°
Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - Celina City Schools officials have prepared seven new building plans and invite residents to offer input at a public meeting next month.
Officials based the plans drafted by Fanning-Howey Associates, Celina, on more than 1,400 survey respondents. The plans include demolishing and abating the primary, elementary and middle schools and the education complex. [More]
By Leslie Gartrell
FORT RECOVERY - Council members on Monday accepted the resignation of village solicitor Erin Minor and hired her replacement.
Minor, who has served as the village attorney for three years, has accepted a full-time position with county prosecutor Matthew Fox's office. [More]
Obituaries on March 5th, 2019
Norma Jean Carpenter Alt, 95, of Richburg, SC died peacefully in her sleep at her home on Saturday, March 2, 2019. [More]
Fr. Thomas J. Beischel, C.PP.S., 92, died at 4:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4 in the infirmary at St. Charles Center, Carthagena, Ohio, where he made his home. [More]
Charles "Smiling Charlie" Beams, of Marysville, Ohio, died peacefully Saturday morning, March 2, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was 91 years old. [More]
Steven E. Raterman, 64, Fort Loramie, died on March 3, 2019, at Wexner Medical [More]
Arliss U. Herron, 82, Kossuth, died at 1:33 a.m. March 4, 2019, at Mercy Health-St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on March 5th, 2019
Subscriber stories on March 5th, 2019
CELINA - Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda made clear that no single solution will cure the state's numerous water-quality issues.
CELINA - The Mercer County Health District board appointed an interim health commissioner after an executive session that lasted nearly an hour and a half on Monday.
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - City council's streets and sidewalks committee proposed street work to be completed this year, including several resurfacing projects and a reconstruction project estimated at $594,000.
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is warning local residents of a new phone scam involving a person claiming to be a deputy sheriff who asks for money.
State Wrestling Preview
Coldwater's Josh Fink and Brian Chmielewski were each a win away from qualifying for state wrestling last season at this time.
St. Marys' Noah Vogel was already done for the season.
The Fort Recovery FFA Chapter held a truck and tractor drive-in to promote agriculture and the National FFA Organization during National FFA Week.