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
Friday, February 11th, 2022
Siblings hope to breathe new life into old venue
By Sandy Rose Schwieterman
CELINA - An open house will be held at a Market Street building in Celina with more than a century of history from the Civil War to a legendary OSU football coach.
Michelle Salazar and George Moore, siblings from Celina, recently purchased the three-story building that housed the former Otis Hospital and more recently the Mercer County Educational Service Center. [More]
Rangers flawless in Hegemier's final game at the Barn
By Tom Haines
NEW KNOXVILLE - In coach Tim Hegemier's last game at the Barn in New Knoxville, his squad turned in likely its finest performance.
New Knoxville played near-perfect defense and was never seriously challenged in a 43-18 girls basketball victory over New Bremen on Thursday night. [More]
Obituaries on February 11th, 2022
Alvin (AJ) Spraley, age 96, of North Star Ohio, died on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. [More]
Lucille A. (Boehmer) Schoch, age 96, formerly of Garfield Street in Minster, pa [More]
William L. Hamp age 68 of Minster, Ohio died unexpectedly on Sunday February 6, 2022 in Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, GA. [More]
Mitchel P. Hoying, 55, Lewistown, died Feb. 8 in Lewistown.
Services are pen [More]
Lloyd "Red" Kuck, 86, New Knoxville, died Feb. 3, 2022, died at Otterbein St. M [More]
Local pictures on February 11th, 2022
Subscriber stories on February 11th, 2022
CHICKASAW - Councilors decided at Wednesday's regular meeting to call a special session on Feb. 28 to discuss information gathered for the possible adoption of the village's first income tax.
Rauh Road bridge rehab planned
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday awarded a Columbus company a $104,000 contract to fabricate, deliver and install bridge beams as part of a major rehab of the Rauh Road bridge in Washington Township scheduled for later this year.
CELINA - Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved purchasing a Topcon GPS receiver and data collector for $18,000.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department officials in a Thursday news release reported three new deaths from COVID-19 since their last report on Monday.
Marion senior Hoelscher joins 1,000-point club
MARIA STEIN - With 3:40 remaining in the third quarter, Parkway cut Marion Local's lead to 38-35 and were in line to get even closer.
That's when t
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls basketball team couldn't overcome a sluggish offensive showing on the road in a 45-33 Western Buckeye League loss to Wapakoneta on Thursday.