Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Friday, July 7th, 2006
Lawmakers looking at tougher driving laws
By Shelley Grieshop
They're chic and trendy, colorful and sporty. But should cell phones be allowed in the hands of drivers on the highway?
As cell phone use while driving increases, so does the debate on their interference with driver attention. Numerous studies have been performed on the subject but hard data on crashes caused by cell phone use is scarce, officials say. And that leaves lawmakers with unreliable statistics to push for legislation. [More]
Obituaries on July 7th, 2006
Laverne L. Fark, 87, of New Bremen, died at 7 a.m. July 6, 2006, at Otterbein St. MarysRetirement Community. [More]
Orville L. Highley, 99, 918 Canterbury Drive, Celina, died July 4, 2006, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Cletus Menchhofer Jr., 76, 1151 St. Anthony Road, Coldwater, died at 1:45 p.m. July 6, 2006, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home Coldwater. [More]
Ruth Strohl, 80, 538 Willow St., Celina, died at 3 a.m. July 7, 2006, at her ho [More]
Local pictures on July 7th, 2006
Subscriber stories on July 7th, 2006
Grant-funded communications project causing county headaches
The proposed construction of a new emergency communications tower in St. Henry has proven to be a sticky issue for Mercer County officials.
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Montezuma will reap the lion's share of Mercer County's 2006 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) formula allocation - but only if the town also receives a larger CDBG award aimed at economically distressed communities.
ROCKFORD - Village Administrator Jeff Long clashed with Police Chief Paul May Wednesday night over policy and procedures for a forthcoming revision of the employee handbook.
At 6 foot, 6 inches tall, the Rev. Daniel Schmitmeyer is a towering man with a passion for life and people.
As the new associate pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater, he says can't wait to get out and meet the people he will soon begin serving.
COLDWATER - Despite the obvious rivalry between St. Henry and Coldwater, it appeared that the Mercer County sectional championship game would be a fun, loose affair.