Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM 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 1045 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - 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.
Nicholas R. Schwieterman sat head down and shoulders slumped this morning as Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham read a list of charges handed down by the grand jury in the wake of a deadly weekend traffic accident.
The 22-year-old Schwieterman, who resides at 90 S. Maple St., Chickasaw, spoke only two words "Yes, sir" when Ingraham asked whether he understood the contents of the 10-count indictment. [More]
A Celina woman was sentenced Wednesday to community control sanctions after admitting she took more than $16,000 from the Coldwater Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Misty A. Lacy, 31, 805 S. Elm St., listened as Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham explained the terms including up to five years supervision and 90 days in jail to be served upon notice from her probation officer. The latter sanction is often imposed in the event of a violation. [More]
Delbert L. Piper, 70, 10635 Celina-Mendon Road, Mendon, died at 8:08 a.m. March 20, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Canal corridor's new development to include fishing lake
The Miami and Erie Canal Corridor Association (MECCA) reviewed projects underway, including dedication plans for the Kuenning Dicke Natural Area near New Bremen, during a Wednesday night meeting.
Local superintendents will meet with supervisors from the Mercer County Educational Service Center (ESC) in the next few months to discuss the changing needs of schools in the future.
A 22-year-old Spencerville man pleaded guilty this morning in court to shooting and killing a 23-year-old Lima man at a party near Kossuth in November.
