Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 927 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Bremen to near Fountain City, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 67 and 106.
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.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2020
Pedestrian bridge to cross U.S. 33
By Sydney Albert
ST. MARYS - School board members on Wednesday approved allowing the district superintendent to transfer temporary and permanent land easements to the city of St. Marys to allow construction of a pedestrian bridge across U.S. 33.
The transfers include some temporary easements to allow the bridge to be constructed and a more permanent easement in the area where the bridge begins on school land. [More]
From staff reports
MONTEZUMA - A Coldwater man was pronounced dead after a motorcycle accident on Tuesday night.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at approximately 10:56 p.m. Tuesday reporting a motorcycle crash on State Route 219, just west of State Route 703 in Montezuma, according to an office news release. [More]
Obituaries on June 18th, 2020
Eric P. Franck, age 50, of Coldwater and formerly of Fort Recovery, died June 16, 2020, at Mercer Health, Coldwater. [More]
Mary Elizabeth Harty, 60, Celina and formerly of Troy, died on June 11, 2020.
Services are at 4 p.m. Friday at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy. [More]
Shirley A. Miller, 84, Celina and formerly of New Weston, died on June 14, 2020, at Miller Place, Celina. [More]
Elizabeth P. Rora, 54, Sidney, died on June 14, 2020, at her residence.
Rites [More]
Shirley A. Seitz, age 69 of West Milton passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Grandview Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Local pictures on June 18th, 2020
Subscriber stories on June 18th, 2020
CELINA - Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer County on Wednesday, raising the county's total to 252.
No new cases were reported in Auglaize County, keeping that county's number of confirmed cases at 79.
Feds: Man offered girl, 14, on internet
COLUMBUS - A 28-year-old Lima man has been sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison for crimes related to the sex trafficking of a 14-year-old girl, who had been reported missing from Celina.
Ohio Supreme Court decision cited as support
COLUMBUS - An attorney representing a former Mercer County man suing the Mercer County sheriff and prosecutor on Wednesday cited a Tuesday Ohio Supreme Court decision to support his arguments before that court seeking the release of records.
CELINA - A new nonprofit organization called Small Town Pride is organizing what members believe to be the first LGBTQ pride march in the area, with a goal of showing that love is love.
ST. HENRY - The upbeat 1960s sounds of Vinyl Sunshine will kick off the St. Henry Summer Concert Series on Friday in the Freedom Amphitheater.
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Amazing Athletes
His basketball origin story is similar to that of Michael Jordan.
No, Celina Immaculate Conception's Kerry Myers did not become the best hoopster of all-time like Air Jordan, but he is regarded as one of the top players to ever come out of Mercer County.
Amazing Athletes
Jim Sacher (1934)
Jim Sacher was the top player on Mercer County's first-ever state basketball team.
And Celina High's worst enemy.
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Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater remained unbeaten in summer baseball action with a 16-1 win over Fort Recovery in five innings on Wednesday at Veterans Field.