Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 714 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
Today 82° Today 82° slight chance 64° 64° Tomorrow 79° Tomorrow 79° 62° 62°
a_d
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Submitted Photo

Pictured above are Jarod Bright and St. Henry native Kim Summers prior to Bright's death in June 2008 from inhalant abuse. Summers, who was engaged to be married to Bright, has begun a campaign to educate the public on the dangers of inhaling common household items. The addiction - particularly among young people - is on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Related online story:
A dark and deadly secret
Jarod Bright was a young and talented assistant who worked at a law firm in downtown Columbus.
At 26, he was one day away from receiving a degree f [More]
a_d
Archive of April 8th, 2009
Buy this E-Edition
Additional pictures on this date