Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 19 at 4:39PM EDT until May 19 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 231 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN RIPLEY
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, KENTON, KETTERING, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PIQUA, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, WAPAKONETA, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, AND XENIA.
Flood Advisory issued May 19 at 7:24PM EDT until May 19 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 1030 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 724 PM 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 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Kenton, Ada, West Milton, Versailles, Covington, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Pleasant Hill, Botkins and Lakeview.
Today 88° Today 88° slight chance chance 60° 60° likely Tomorrow 68° Tomorrow 68° chance 47° 47°
Saturday, September 27th, 2025
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]
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 Henry Dues, age 75, of rural Portland, passed away with his family at hi [More]
Joseph L. Mescher, age 80 of St. Henry, passed away on Thursday, September 25, [More]
Robert U. Link, age 95, of Celina, passed away on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Th [More]
Local pictures on September 27th, 2025
Subscriber stories on September 27th, 2025
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.
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Health Department is set to hold its annual drive-thru flu clinic next month at the county fairgrounds in Wapakoneta
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
FORT RECOVERY - New Bremen had the football in Fort Recovery territory many times Friday night.
But the Cardinals had a tough time scoring.
The I
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.
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.