Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 714 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 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
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Saturday, July 29th, 2006
By William Kincaid
Rockford residents will be able to vote on future polices and resolutions of councilman Eugene Steiners's fledgling Rockford Area Development Corporation - for a small price.
The proposed non-profit corporation's steering committee established its bylaws in July - which must be approved by the Ohio Secretary of State before activated - including membership requirements and guidelines. [More]
Obituaries on July 29th, 2006
Gary Van Den Bosch, 55, 811 W. Butler St., Coldwater, died 7:35 a.m. Friday at the Cleveland Clinic of natural causes. [More]
Robert W. Bud Niemeyer, 81, 06701 Road 66A, died 2:40 a.m. Friday at Valley Nursing Home, St.Marys. [More]
Former Rockford and Van Wert resident, Josephine E. Samples, 90, died at 7:47 a.m. July 28, 2006, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Dorothy I. Worley, 73, of Celina, died July 27, 2006, at Colonial Nursing Center, Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on July 29th, 2006
Subscriber stories on July 29th, 2006
With corn in tassel, sunflowers standing tall and days hotter than blazes, the Auglaize County Fair opens on Monday with ribbon cutting at noon at the front gate on Auglaize Street.
Mercer County's newest swim team, the Fort Recovery Eels, drew more than 100 team members who competed in this summer's swim season.
Organizers Jill Hull and Leslie Muhlenkamp are thrilled at the supportive response from parents and the community.
GREENVILLE - It appears that the late nights are good nights for the Coldwater ACME team.
After losing its restarted game to Defiance 5-2 to drop i