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
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Celina water treatment plant employees continue to make do with outdated equipment, some more than 50 years old. Pictured is a 1952 feeder of potassium permanganate. Improvisations are often needed to keep machinery operational, plant employees say.

Related online story:
Crew saves city money by doing repairs
Equipment at the Celina Water Treatment Plant dates back to the 1950s from companies no longer in existence, but Superintendent Mike Sudman and his crew of seven continue to make do with what they have. [More]
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