Flood Watch issued August 15 at 2:16AM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From noon EDT today through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is possible, especially tonight, which may result in flash flooding.
67° 67° Sat 84° Sat 84° slight chance likely 72° 72° likely Sun 86° Sun 86° chance
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
It's that time of year again
By Janie Southard
Tick tock. Spring ahead. Fall behind. Yada yada.Daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m.
It's getting to be old hat now, but back in 1918 when "summer time" came to America, folks were flummoxed that their routine was going to be disturbed.
Thumbing through old Daily Standards from March and April 1918 produced a report that President Woodrow Wilson recently had signed the daylight saving bill to take effect on April 1 of that year. [More]
Tigers shake feeling of underdog quickly
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLUMBUS - Earlier this week, Versailles girls basketball head coach Jacki Stonebraker said that her team had the feel of an underdog against five-time state champ Regina.
That feeling quickly passed on Friday.
The Tigers took control in the second quarter and never looked back, advancing to the Division III state championship game with a 75-60 win over the Royals at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. [More]
Obituaries on March 8th, 2008
Wilbur Groeneveld
Wilbur "Bill" E. Groeneveld, 76, 1518 Westbury Drive, Celina, died at 3 a.m. March 7, 2008, at his home. [More]
S. Shirlene Harden
S. Shirlene Harden, 72, 324 Greenville Road, St. Marys, died at 3:25 p.m. March 6, 2008, at her home. [More]
Beatrice Keiber
Former St. Marys resident Beatrice Keiber, 86, died March 3, 2008, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home, Spencerville. [More]
Mary Now
Mary Catherine Now, 83, 648 N. Sugar St., Celina, died at 10:07 p.m. March 6, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Herbert Rolfes
Herbert H. Rolfes, 84, 1208 Rolfes Road, Maria Stein, died at 1:25 a.m. March 7, 2008, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
John Schnell
John J. Schnell, 63, of Wapakoneta, died March 7, 2008, at his home.
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Local pictures on March 8th, 2008
Subscriber stories on March 8th, 2008
Minster couple hunts down a pair of gators
MINSTER - Some people hunt rabbits and deer while others set their sights on larger game like moose and bear.
Local residents Rogell and Caray Schm
St. Patrick's celebration proceeds to go toward veterans memorial
ST. HENRY - A veterans memorial inscribed with the name of every St. Henry serviceman and woman since the Civil War is planned as soon as the money is raised.
Raterman and Bohman shine on the state stage
COLUMBUS - It has not been hard for opposing coaches to single out the players to stop for Versailles during this basketball season. Both Justine Raterman and Emily Bohman have been dominating all season.
Tiger defense keys on Selby
COLUMBUS - These last two state runs for the Versailles girls basketball team has seen the Tigers faced with challenging a nationally known top player from the other team.
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