Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
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Obituaries on June 6th, 2008
Urban Benanzer
Urban A. Benanzer, 94, of the Fort Loramie area, died at 2:33 a.m. June 5, 2008, at his residence. [More]
Catherine Grilliot
Catherine M. Grilliot, 91, formerly of 302 Boesel Ave., New Bremen, died at 7:40 p.m. June 3, 2008, at Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Marys. [More]
Paul Wehrle
Former Fort Recovery resident Paul W. Wehrle, 84, of the Philippines, died June 2, 2008, at his home. [More]
Stories on June 6th, 2008
Building may be sold to manufacturing co.
The former Gerlach Machine & Tool building in St. Henry may become home to a manufacturing company from another area, Mercer County Development Director Larry Stelzer says. [More]
Too many sewage systems failing
WAPAKONETA - Nearly a quarter of all sewage systems in Ohio are failing and the largest percentages of those are in the northwest and southeast portions of the state.
Businessman honored as patriotic employer
Employers should continue paying their workers called to serve their country, Celina business owner Greg Gargis says.
Gargis, president of Dumpster
Officials shop for new equipment
The local health board gave the approval for the purchase of more than $15,000 worth of office and computer-related equipment to help make the department more safe and efficient.
Health officials unclog plumbers' woes
Mercer County health officials approved several actions Wednesday that will help local commercial plumbers more easily obtain permits and inspections
Farmers told to check insurance policies
By purchasing the right insurance policy, farmers can receive coverage for sudden and accidental incidents, even if an act was committed through negligence.
Seven sentenced for various drug charges
Seven of the 20 people indicted on multiple drug charges in November were sentenced recently in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. Two men, both illegal aliens, face possible deportation while the others - four men and one woman - received community control sanctions or a suspended sentence. [More]
Local pictures on June 6th, 2008
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