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°
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Obituaries on January 15th, 2020
Edward Mueller, Grifton, North Carolina, died on Jan. 11, 2020.
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Phyllis "Jeannine" Schwarck, 84, of Findlay, OH passed away peacefully Saturday [More]
Debra Lynn Peterson, age 65, of Celina, a former Mendon resident, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Celina Manor. [More]
Stories on January 15th, 2020
Council clears way for bids
CELINA - The city's wastewater treatment plant is slated to undergo an overhaul to the tune of about $1.3 million this year.
City council members t
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery High School softball head coach Esther Stephen and Assistant Coach Shelby Hiestand were arrested recently by Jay County Sheriff's Office personnel in Indiana. [More]
Zoning OK'd for development; Crown has concerns
CELINA - A new commercial development could be on the horizon after city council members this week approved final reading of legislation to rezone a parcel of land in the Havemann Road corridor.
CELINA - A teenage male charged with the rape of a Mercer County 5-year-old was extradited from Tennessee on Monday, according to a Mercer County Sheriff's Office news release.
MARIA STEIN - School board members accepted a $47,000 donation from the Marion Local parent-teacher organization on Monday evening to help build a new elementary school playground. [More]
ST. HENRY - St. Henry High School and eighth-grade students learned loneliness is toxic during a Tuesday afternoon assembly.
"It doesn't take long
FORT RECOVERY - School board members accepted more than $3,000 in donations on Monday evening.
Members thanked and accepted $3,100 in donations fro
The yearly bridge inspections of Mercer County's 379 bridges on township and county roads have been completed.
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart and County Bridge Supervisor T.J. Smalley completed the inspections before the end of 2019.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Health members on Tuesday agreed to try one last time to settle a repair invoice from the owner of the department's previous home at 214 S. Wagner St.
St. Marys gets rolling early to take down New Bremen
ST. MARYS - From the opening tip, St. Marys was running on all cylinders.
New Bremen, on the other hand, looked to be in need of a jump start.
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ST. HENRY - On Jan. 4, St. Henry girls basketball coaches Kyle and Bill Menchhofer took a detour to Red Lobster in Piqua on their way to scout Franklin Monroe. [More]
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
One night after sweeping a Western Buckeye League bowling match, the Celina Bulldogs did it again.
Both the Bulldog girls and boys defeated visiting Bath on Tuesday evening at Plaza Lanes in Celina.
Local pictures on January 15th, 2020