Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
WAYNE
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, 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.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
Friday, April 15th, 2022
Obituaries on April 15th, 2022
Alice Eileen Brown, age 95, of Mendon, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at The Gardens of Celina. [More]
Harold R. McCullough age 73 of Sidney, Ohio died at 7:38 AM on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Kindred Hospital, Lima, Ohio. [More]
Stories on April 15th, 2022
CELINA - Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors on Thursday approved applying for $176,000 in grant funds that would pay for the creation of waterways and wetlands.
CHICKASAW - Plans to establish the village's first ever income tax moved forward Wednesday night when council gave first reading to an ordinance that would implement a 1% tax.
Vote '22
Three candidates will face off in the eventual second Republican primary election to win their party's nomination for an Ohio House seat.
Aimee Morrow of Greenville, Angela N. King of Celina and Jacob Larger of New Bremen will vie in what is currently listed as the Ohio 84th District seat.
CELINA - Mercer County government will receive a $241,012.38 settlement from the insurance company of the driver whose sport utility vehicle struck an airplane hangar at Lakefield Airport in late January. [More]
Those working in farm fields in the county are reminded to avoid planting in road rights-of-way, according to a news release from the Mercer County Engineer's Office.
Hoskins' heroics help Minster hold off Parkway late
ROCKFORD - In the top of the fifth inning, Minster had just broken through for a 5-0 lead and Parkway had yet to put a runner on base. But the Wildcats quickly found themselves in a dogfight. [More]
COLDWATER - On paper, the St. Henry-Coldwater baseball matchup was geared to be a pitchers' duel.
Turned out, Coldwater's Reece Dellinger was on point, while St. Henry southpaw Nolan Schmitz was not in his usual form.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
Johnny Nixon pitched a no-hitter for Minster on Thursday, holding Parkway to three walks in a Midwest Athletic Conference game in Minster.
Local pictures on April 15th, 2022