Special Weather Statement issued June 6 at 4:20PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 420 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Union City, moving east 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... Versailles, St. Henry, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, Osgood, Burkettsville, North Star, Rossburg, New Weston, Yorkshire, Darke County Airport, Rose Hill, Cosmos, Maria Stein, and Eldora Speedway.
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.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 6 at 3:45PM EDT until June 6 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 279 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
FRANKLIN
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING MADISON PICKAWAY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER CLINTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BLANCHESTER, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HILLSBORO, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILMINGTON, AND XENIA.
Today 82° Today 82° likely 67° 67° slight chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° slight chance 67° 67° slight chance
Friday, July 21st, 2023
Greater Ohio Showmen's group honors area fair
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The Mercer County Fair raked in top accolades from a state organization with the 2023 Best Fair and 2023 Fair Manager of the Year awards.
Riding the crest of a momentous wave of success, fair officials have their sights set on again breaking the fair attendance record next month at the 171st Mercer County Fair. They're aiming for the once elusive but now inevitable 100,000-people-thru-the-turnstile mark. [More]
By Erin Gardner
CELINA - A new bill proposed by Angie King, R-Celina, would effectively ban drag performances from all locations except adult cabaret establishments such as strip clubs.
Ohio House Bill 245 would amend and expand the definition of adult cabaret pe [More]
Obituaries on July 21st, 2023
Bill O. Keck, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at his home in Celina. [More]
Jonathan Michael Schmidt, age 38 of Sidney, Ohio, died on Thursday, July 20, 2023 in Dayton, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on July 21st, 2023
Subscriber stories on July 21st, 2023
CELINA - Duck-corralling border collies, agile sea lions that dance and do handstands and escape artist Lady Houdini will provide "Memories in the Making" at the 2023 Mercer County Fair that runs Aug. 11-17.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Commissioners on Thursday awarded a $262,418 bid to Baumer Construction Inc. of Minster for the Fairgrounds Veterans Building Project.
CELINA - Six contestants will compete for scholarships and a prize package in the 2023 Miss Lake Festival Scholarship Pageant on Sunday at the Harley C. Jones Memorial Rotary Amphitheater in the Bryson Park District, weather permitting.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
and Tom Haines
The Grand Lake Mariners couldn't overcome a big early deficit, losing 10-7 to Licking County in New Albany and dropping out of the last playoff spot in the South Division.