Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 7:52PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 751 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Geneva to near Hartford City, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Montezuma, and Carthagena.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
Motorists should slow down and use extra caution.
When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight 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 Warning issued August 9 at 7:26PM EDT until August 9 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 724 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Convoy to 7 miles west of Ohio City to 6 miles west of Geneva, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 654pm, 67 mph winds were reported at Fort Wayne Airport.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Rockford, New Knoxville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Wabash, Mendon, Buckland, Uniopolis, Montezuma, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, St. Johns, Neptune, and State Route 116 at State Route 197.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 109 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 9 at 7:22PM EDT until August 10 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 548 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE LICKING UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BELLEFONTAINE, CELINA, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, KENTON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, SIDNEY, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
71° 71° chance Mon 85° Mon 85° likely 68° 68° likely Tue 82° Tue 82°
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
Civil War letters inspire play
By William Kincaid
ST. MARYS - The riveting tale of a St. Marys Union Army soldier who survived a deplorable prisoner of war camp only to die shortly after on the Sultana steamboat disaster will be brought to the stage by a cast of local actors.
Adding celebrity [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater was paced by two sub-80 scores and four rounds of 91 or less to repeat as Mercer County boys golf champions, winning the county invitational at Celina Lynx on Tuesday.
The Cavaliers finished the tournament with a 328, 24 strokes ahead of runner-up Marion Local. St. Henry (363) edged Fort Recovery (365) for third place with host Celina (368) and Parkway (383) rounding out the varsity leaderboard. [More]
Obituaries on August 9th, 2023
Elaine L. Evans, 74, of St. Marys, OH died 8:07 a.m. Sunday August 6, 2023 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH. [More]
Our beautiful and elegant Mother, Carolyn Hemmelgarn (81) of Fort Recovery, peacefully passed away on August 7, 2023. [More]
Local pictures on August 9th, 2023
Subscriber stories on August 9th, 2023
Special election a November preview
Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state's constitution, s
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday heard concerns from U.S. Department of Agriculture officials about whether the Farm Service Agency office being built in the county's new ag center will meet federal requirements.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys SummerFest will kick off its 40th year Thursday through Sunday at Skip Baughman Stadium.
This year's festival has upped the a
COLDWATER - Coldwater school board members on Tuesday updated the monetary value of items in which the district central office tracks inventory.
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ROCKFORD - Village councilors on Tuesday moved to sell a handful of new lots near the north water tower.
Councilors approved an ordinance authorizi
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Tuesday evening heard the high school main entrance sign project should be finished by the first day of school.
ST. MARYS - The origin of the city's industrial sector is directly tied to the emergence of the Miami-Erie Canal, the area's first mode of mass transportation beginning around the mid-19th century.
St. Marys doesn't need an apostrophe
ST. MARYS - Once and for all, is it St. Marys, St. Mary's, Saint Marys or Saint Mary's? The answer is: it's complicated.
The sunny, bright city in Auglaize County has quite a few spellings, but they're all synonymous.
ST. MARYS - Before Charles Murray founded St. Marys in 1823, James Girty established Girty's Town in 1782.
Nestled at the junction of the three branches of the St. Marys River and just south of Fort St. Marys, Girty opened a trading post for which the St. Marys area was known for nearly 40 years.