Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 6:01PM EDT until May 8 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 197 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
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 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
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, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, 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, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Today 78° Today 78° slight chance 59° 59° chance Tomorrow 80° Tomorrow 80° 58° 58°
Wednesday, November 8th, 2023
Obituaries on November 8th, 2023
Dr. Charles H. "Chuck" Dickman, age 92, of Delaware, Ohio, formerly of Coldwate [More]
Stories on November 8th, 2023
CELINA - Adam Schleucher, Jon M. Clouse and Julie Sommer emerged from a crowded pack to claim three open seats on Celina City Schools Board of Education on Election Day. [More]
CELINA - Three Republican candidates won at-large seats on Celina City Council on Election Day, knocking out two incumbents from office and besting a Democratic challenger.
Passage puts reproductive rights in state constitution
COLUMBUS (AP) - Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
CELINA - Numerous fire protection levies were passed on Tuesday's ballot throughout Mercer County.

Franklin Township fire
Township voters passed the five-year, 1.1-mill renewal fire protection levy by 71%, or a 821 to 324 vote, according to unofficial Mercer County election results.
  Voters in Mercer and Auglaize counties elected three mayors in their respective towns on Election Day.
Rockford
Voters elected Ron Searight as mayor of Rockford on Election Day. [More]
ST. MARYS - Some new and familiar faces were elected to St. Marys City Council on Tuesday, according to unofficial election results from the Auglaize County Board of Elections.
Voters in Mercer County delivered decisive victories for their villages at Tuesday's general election, approving every levy by large margins, according to final unofficial results from the Mercer County Board of Elections.
Celina City Schools District voters widely approved a five-year, 1%-earned-income tax renewal levy, a major win for the district after the levy was narrowly defeated in the spring election.
Some incumbents maintained their seats while others were ousted by newcomers in school board races in Fort Recovery, Parkway and New Knoxville, according to unofficial election results from Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties.
CELINA - Voters served by the Mercer County District Library and Coldwater Public Library overwhelmingly passed library renewal operating levies on Tuesday.
Two township trustee incumbents appear to have been re-elected into office, according to unofficial election results from the Mercer County Board of Elections.
CELINA - Local voters overwhelmingly passed all county levies on the ballot in Tuesday's election.

Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Alle
In the race for the two Minster Village Council seats up for grabs, newcomer Josh Osterloh was the top vote-getter and incumbent Nicole Clune retaine
St. Henry, New Bremen in volleyball state semis
  New Bremen is heading to Wright State's Ervin J. Nutter Center this week with a chance to repeat its Division IV volleyball title. St. Henry makes the trip for the second time in three years with a chance at its eighth state title in program history. [More]
The MAC at 50
St. Henry head coach Tricia Rosenbeck and her 2023 St. Henry volleyball players don't need an explanation of what they represent this week heading into the Division III state volleyball tournament.
Local pictures on November 8th, 2023