Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 19 at 4:39PM EDT until May 19 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 231 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN RIPLEY
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, KENTON, KETTERING, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PIQUA, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, WAPAKONETA, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, AND XENIA.
Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 6:06PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 605 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over New Knoxville, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Minster, Cridersville, Botkins, New Knoxville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, Lake Loramie State Park, St. Johns, and Bulkhead.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 104 and 118.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for west central Ohio.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Today 88° Today 88° slight chance chance 60° 60° likely Tomorrow 68° Tomorrow 68° chance 47° 47°
Saturday, October 23rd, 2021
Obituaries on October 23rd, 2021
Charles "Charlie" Lee Sapp, 83, of Rockford passed away at 12:24 pm on October 21, 2021 at Roselawn Manor in Spencerville. [More]
Barbara L. Walter, 85, of Saint Marys, died 1:50 A.M. Friday, October 22, 2021, at Vancrest of Saint Marys. [More]
James R. Pfeffenberger, age 91, a native of Celina, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, October 21, 2021, at Miller Place in Celina. [More]
Lavern R. "Shots" Bruns, age 76, of St. Henry, died on Thursday October 21, 2021, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Joseph Hughes, 36, Celina, died Oct. 20, 2021, at Ohio State University Hospita [More]
Elizabeth L. Luedeke, 90, Fort Loramie, died Oct. 22, 2021, at Ohio Living Dorothy Love, Sidney. [More]
Stories on October 23rd, 2021
Legislation is on Monday's agenda
CELINA - City council is slated to vote Monday on legislation that would make Celina a sanctuary for the unborn and effectively outlaw abortion in the city.
Official says items pose no danger; pilot is out of the hospital
MONTEZUMA - Plane fuel and chemicals that spilled from a downed crop duster in May are contained in a tank, pile of dirt and absorption booms lying on county land and are expected to be removed within a month, a county official said. [More]
Commission gives OK for first phase
CELINA - The city planning commission on Thursday night approved a site plan review that will allow for the construction of cottages and townhouses on West Bank Road.
By ERIN GARDNER,
WILLIAM KINCAID and
TOM MILLHOUSE
newsroom@dailystandard.com
Residents in Mercer and Auglaize counties will vote on several fire levies at the Nov. 2 general election.
ST. MARYS - Independent candidates Kathy Fleagle and Frank D. Thomas have filed to run for treasurer of the city of St. Marys after incumbent Dennis Pfeffenberger, who has served since 2013, did not file to run for re-election.
WAPAKONETA - Two new deaths and 37 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Auglaize County since Tuesday, according to Friday's county health department news release, raising the cumulative death toll to 73 and number of cases to 4,699.
Tama Road between State Route 118 and Now Road in Hopewell Township will close for a bridge replacement on Oct. 26, according to a news release from the Mercer County Engineer's Office.
St. Marys shuts out Celina in Battle of Grand Lake
CELINA - First-year St. Marys football coach Bo Frye said his team did what needed to be done on Friday night in the 103rd meeting of the Battle of Grand Lake with Celina.
NEW BREMEN - A couple early bad snaps by New Bremen could have been game-changers, but the Cardinals persevered and rolled to a 34-8 victory over Fort Recovery Friday night in the regular season finale at Cardinal Stadium. [More]
ANNA - With an outright Midwest Athletic Conference title on the line, Marion Local's opportunistic defense was plenty good enough to cover up any mistakes.
Compiled by Tom Haines
and Bruce Monnin
St. Henry raced out to a 34-0 lead before a pair of late touchdowns gave Delphos St. John's a more respectable finish as the Redskins prevailed 34-14 in Friday's regular season finale in Delphos.
Local pictures on October 23rd, 2021