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.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Obituaries on March 31st, 2009
Josephine R. Black, 95, of St. Marys, died at 12:30 a.m. March 30, 2009, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Eugene B. "Gene" Haller Jr., 85, of Van Wert, died at 3 p.m. March 29, 2009, at Van Crest Health Care Center, Van Wert. [More]
Rosa L. Palomin, 63, of Defiance, died at 12:20 p.m. March 27, 2009, at the Toledo Hospital. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Coldwater native Eric Joseph Rutschilling, 23, of Manassas, Va., died March 30, 2009, at his residence. Cause of death is under investigation. [More]
Dennis L. Sheaks, 62, of 2309 Celina Road, St. Marys, and a resident of the St. [More]
Hugh U. Sherman, 84, of Sidney, died at 2:28 p.m. March 28, 2009, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Blake William Wilges, 8, 602 Sixth Ave., Coldwater, died March 29, 2009, at his residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Stories on March 31st, 2009
The first wave of stimulus dollars was released in Ohio last week prompting some confusion over the complex American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
A Celina man appealing a decision to allow a bed and breakfast on Main Street withdrew his appeal on Monday night, asking that two conditions be met.
MINSTER - Jon Hoying, president of Fabcor Inc., is flying his company's American flag upside down as a protest to recent government actions.
He fli [More]
Celina High School student council will host the 2010 state conference of The Ohio Association of Student Councils (OASC), an event that could bring more than 600 outsiders to the city.
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry softball team started the season by making a little history.
For the first time in program history, the Redskins beat Celina as St. Henry got a great pitching effort from Michelle Stout in a 4-0 triumph on Monday.
ST. MARYS - Trevor Kill got help from his defense and came up with the timely hit as St. Marys jumped out 5-1 and held off Parkway 5-3 in the 2009 season opener for both teams at K.C. Geiger Park in St. Marys.
Findlay men's basketball coach Ron Niekamp's stoic, no-nonsense sideline demeanor during much of his teams' recent postseason would make most poker players envious. [More]
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Kayla Thornsberry looked like she never skipped a beat.
The St. Marys senior softball pitcher, who missed most of
County's OSU Extension ag educator terminated as part of statewide cuts
A plan to restructure OSU Extension should be in place by June 1, but no decision has been made yet on who will be the agriculture educator serving Mercer County.
Local pictures on March 31st, 2009