Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
WAYNE
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
Thursday, June 4th, 2020
By Leslie Gartrell
CELINA - An eighth person has died from COVID-19 and three news cases of the virus reported on Wednesday raised Mercer County's total count to 218.
In Auglaize County, one new confirmed case raised that county's confirmed total to 69.
The eighth person to die from COVID-19 was a 91-year-old resident at The Gardens at St. Henry, according to a Mercer County Health District news release on Wednesday. [More]
By Colin Foster
"It's a great day to be a Falcon," said Romie Schwieterman during a phone conversation on Tuesday night.
Many people close to the Bowling Green State University baseball program are echoing his message.
Bowling Green had been facing a $2 mill [More]
Obituaries on June 4th, 2020
Charles L. "Doc" Garman, age 86 of New Bremen, died on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 [More]
Donald L. "Donnie" Jones, 81, died on March 15, 2020, at his home near Convoy. [More]
Local pictures on June 4th, 2020
Subscriber stories on June 4th, 2020
MARIA STEIN - The Starlight Drive-In will open this weekend, with additional rules intended to protect staff and customers from the coronavirus.
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CELINA - Lawyers for a Portland, Indiana, woman accused of murder say statements she made to law enforcement should be suppressed because officers did not sufficiently explain her rights.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week awarded a nearly $240,000 contract to a Celina company to replace an aging wastewater pump station at Scotty's Beach in East Jefferson Township.
CELINA - The Taste of Celina Block Party & Car Show, one of the city's most popular events, has been canceled, organizers announced Wednesday on social media.
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff's deputies on Wednesday arrested a registered sex offender for failure to register his address for the third time this year.
Amazing Athletes
At a 2009 event in St. Henry, former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce told the story about coming to St. Henry to recruit Jim Lachey.
Bruce recalled that he saw the steeple of the St. Henry Catholic Church and thought he would to lose Lachey to Notre Dame.
Amazing Athletes
Jacqui (Dippold) was a state regular and a record breaker.
It's easy to see the reason why she made the top-four on St. Henry's Amazing Athletes list.