Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 15 at 11:57PM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 61 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL GRANT KENTON MASON 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, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, 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, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, 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, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Wind Advisory issued March 15 at 9:34PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph becoming west southwest.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
33° 33° Mon 36° Mon 36° chance 18° 18° chance Tue 28° Tue 28°
Friday, May 17th, 2024
Study to determine changes to make
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Fire chief Joel Lange now calls a closet his workspace after his office was converted into sleeping quarters for the department's sole female firefighter.
The fire department's main sleeping area also functions as a training/meeting room; the kitchen, bathrooms and showers are woefully small; and maneuvering fire trucks in and out of the bays can be tricky, particularly in inclement weather. [More]
By Tom Haines
  BATH - Resuming its Division III softball district semifinal in the third inning on Thursday, Parkway pulled off a stirring comeback for a walkoff win.
An hour later, Coldwater followed that example.
The Panthers erased an 8-2 deficit for a 9-8 win over Van Buren in the opener, while the Cavaliers trailed 6-0 before Claire Steinke's sixth-inning grand slam gave them a 10-6 victory over Fort Recovery. [More]
Obituaries on May 17th, 2024
Robert J. (Bob) Ahrens, age 99 of Belmont, CA, passed away peacefully May 2, 2024 at his residence in Belmont. [More]
Joan Catherine Collins, 67, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at St. Rita Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. [More]
A celebration of life will be held for Phyllis Griesdorn at 4 p.m. Saturday.
She was born on Aug. 24, 1939, and died on Jan. 19, 2024. [More]
Local pictures on May 17th, 2024
Subscriber stories on May 17th, 2024
WAPAKONETA - In an effort to raise awareness about the correlation between trauma and mental health and how trauma can affect the body, a team of professionals will speak at a conference Saturday.
CELINA -Two people were taken to the hospital on Thursday afternoon following an injury accident at the intersection of State Route 29 and State Route 118.
Minster beats New Bremen for first district title since 2019
WAPAKONETA - Robb Hemmelgarn is happy to get out of Wapakoneta with a win.
Minster foiled New Bremen's chance to take an early lead and used a five-run third inning to pull away to win the Division IV district softball title 7-1 on Thursday at Mercy Health Field.
All-MAC Baseball
Coldwater's Braylen Harlamert was named the Position Player of the Year and Minster's Louis Magoto and Versailles' AJ Griesdorn shared Pitcher of the Year as the Midwest Athletic Conference announced its postseason baseball honors on Thursday.
ST. HENRY - The lights were dimming on Parkway's season Thursday.
Kolt Harner provided a shot of electricity.
The sophomore hit a bases-clearing
MINSTER - Minster came out swinging - and running - to claim a Division IV sectional title and a 14-0, five-inning victory over Perry Thursday at Melcher Street Park.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Marion Local spotted Lima Central Catholic two runs in the first inning before Parker Hess shut down the Thunderbird