Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 5 at 2:36AM EDT until September 5 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 655 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FRANKLIN LICKING UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN HARDIN LOGAN MERCER SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BELLEFONTAINE, CELINA, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, KENTON, LANCASTER, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, SIDNEY, ST. MARYS, URBANA, AND WAPAKONETA.
Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 3:06AM EDT until September 5 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Auglaize County in west central Ohio... North Central Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 600 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 306 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Bellefontaine, West Liberty, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Chippewa Park, Huntsville, Valley Hi, Mcmorran, Lewistown, Logansville, Bloom Center, Springhills and Lippincott.
69° 69° chance Sat 84° Sat 84° chance slight chance 60° 60° chance Sun 79° Sun 79°
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Saturday, September 27th, 2025
Private venture, public payoff
New Minster plant should benefit Danone, village
By Tom Millhouse
MINSTER - A New England company is bringing new energy technology to Minster which would help fuel a planned multimillion expansion at the local Danone yogurt plant.
PurposeEnergy, headquartered in Windham, New Hampshire, is building an anaerobic digester facility on Columbia Drive in the Route 66 Industrial Park to treat organic residual food production waste from the Danone yogurt plant located across State Route 66. [More]
Celina scores 70 in victory
By Joe Schatz
CELINA - After starting the season struggling on offense, Celina's record-setting 70-35 win over Kenton was like a relief of epic proportions.
It is not only the most points scored in Celina football history, but Parker Bertke's five touchdown performance ties a school record shared by Jim Otis and Braylon Gabes. Bertke finished the night with 177 yards on 16 carries, better than 11 yards-per-carry. [More]
Obituaries on September 27th, 2025
Joseph Dues
Joseph Henry Dues, age 75, of rural Portland, passed away with his family at hi [More]
Joseph Mescher
Joseph L. Mescher, age 80 of St. Henry, passed away on Thursday, September 25, [More]
Robert Link
Robert U. Link, age 95, of Celina, passed away on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Th [More]
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Subscriber stories on September 27th, 2025
New case extends prison time for sex offender
CELINA - A 70-year-old Celina man who is currently 18 years into a 20-year sentence for child sex crimes was sentenced to additional time in prison on Friday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for separate child sex crimes he committed over 20 years ago.
Auglaize County to hold drive-thru flu clinic
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Health Department is set to hold its annual drive-thru flu clinic next month at the county fairgrounds in Wapakoneta
Battle to the end
Marion Local rallies to defeat Versailles and stay unbeaten
MARIA STEIN - A 70-game winning streak can produce a lot of forgettable games.
Friday night at Booster Stadium wasn't one of them.
Marion Local
Indians get past Cardinals
FORT RECOVERY - New Bremen had the football in Fort Recovery territory many times Friday night.
But the Cardinals had a tough time scoring.
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Redskins roll to victory over Wildcats
MINSTER - The St. Henry Redskins arrived in Minster on Senior Night for the Wildcats, and dampened the festivities by dominating in every phase of the game for a 45-0 victory at Memorial Field.
Cavaliers roll past Panthers
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater compiled a school-record 583 yards of total offense and held a 43-13 halftime lead en route to beating Parkway 63-19 in Midwest Athletic Conference play on Friday night at Panther Stadium in Rockford, moving to 4-2 on the season and 3-1 in MAC play.
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