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
Thursday, April 28th, 2022
Principals to vote on new sports rules
By William Kincaid
COLDWATER - Ohio high school principals next month will vote whether to allow student-athletes to sign endorsement agreements, board members learned at this week's regular school board meeting.
They'll also cast a vote on whether public school students can play a team sport in a neighboring district if their home district does not have that team sport. [More]
Albers closing out all-time distance career at Minster
By Tom Haines
Except the fall of his freshman year, Minster's Alex Albers has been to state in track and cross country every chance he's had.
Now, as his senior year winds down, he's putting the finishing touches on one of the greatest running careers in school history. [More]
Obituaries on April 28th, 2022
Linda M. Maier, 70, of Celina, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Richard Dean "Dick" Figley, age 89, of Rockford, Ohio passed from this life on April 27, 2022 at Divine of Shane Hill. [More]
William O'Dell King, 70, Celina, OH passed away at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday April 26, [More]
Jefferson Charles Dunwoody, age 56, formerly of Celina, OH, passed away March 30, 2022, at IU Health, Indianapolis, IN. [More]
P. James Moeller, age 100, died on April 24, 2022 in Lansing, Michigan.
He wa [More]
Wanda L. Gruenschlaeger age 72 formerly of Hamilton, Ohio currently residing in Ft. Recovery, Ohio passed away Monday April 25, 2022 at her home. [More]
Margaret Ann (Peters) "Peggy" Lutz age 84 passed away peacefully on April 25, 2022. [More]
Local pictures on April 28th, 2022
Subscriber stories on April 28th, 2022
CELINA - The public is being asked to do what they can to stop the spread of a highly contagious avian influenza that so far has been confirmed in 29 states.
COLDWATER - Village council members this week passed under suspension of the rules requiring three readings an emergency resolution to apply for Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) NatureWorks program funds to create a dog park.
ST. MARYS - A Michigan-based manufacturer plans to expand operations and add 250 new jobs at a plant it purchased from German automotive parts producer Continental in December.
COLDWATER - Mercer Health earlier this month signed a telemedicine agreement with Dayton-based Perinatal Partners to provide virtual consultations with high-risk pregnancy specialists.
MINSTER - The St. Marys-Minster softball matchup was a battle of which team could take advantage of its strengths the most.
Turned out in the end,
ST. MARYS - St. Marys' Cole Koenig is heading north to continue his golf career in Michigan.
Koenig signed with NAIA school Spring Arbor on Wednesday, committing to play for coach Jacob Leyrer's Cougars after three years of varsity golf with the Roughriders.
Compiled By Tom Haines
Minster took a 5-0 lead after two innings and broke the game open in the sixth for a six-inning, 15-2 run-rule win over New Knoxville in a Midwest Athletic Conference baseball game in New Knoxville on Wednesday.