Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 | The Daily Standard

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.

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

St. Marys receives final payment in landfill lawsuit

County to institute new $20 fee to residents' tax bills

By Janie Southard

ST. MARYS - The city has received the final payment from the county in settlement of the landfill lawsuit, which was concluded in 2007.

Council members and city officials agreed they were glad that chapter has been concluded. For the county's part, new legislation is expected today to enable monthly monitoring payments to continue. [More]

Parkway scores a run in 10th to knock off St. Henry

By Ryan Hines

ROCKFORD - The only two teams without a loss in the Midwest Athletic Conference softball race squared off on Monday afternoon at Shane's Park in Rockford.

Parkway rallied from a two-run deficit in the sixth inning and then benefited from a pair of St. Henry errors in the 10th inning for a 5-4 victory. [More]

Boeckman getting a chance to impress Bengals

By Gary R. Rasberry

A day after the NFL Draft, Todd Boeckman finally got the call he wanted to hear.

The St. Henry native and Ohio State quarterback confirmed that he will head to the Cincinnati Bengals training camp later this week for a tryout for a spot on the training camp roster. [More]

Obituaries on April 28th, 2009

Eric Bullock

Eric M. Bullock, 34, Lima, died April 27, 2009, at 12:15 a.m. at his residence. [More]

Earl Daughtery

Earl Daughtery, 84, St. Marys, died April 28, 2009, at his residence.

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Local pictures on April 28th, 2009

Subscriber stories on April 28th, 2009

City not required to hire two for downtown project

Contrary to previous reports, the city of Celina is not required by the state to hire two different people for positions associated with the downtown revitalization project.

Residents to vote on 5-year permanent improvement levy

Parkway school district voters will see a five-year, 1.5-mill permanent improvement levy on the ballot May 5. This is a renewal of the levy, which brings in $121,580 annually and if passed, will continue to generate that amount.

Hospital works on cure for identity theft

Mercer Health board of governors recently approved a policy to protect their patients from various forms of identity theft.

The policy was approved

Street repair to dominate Coldwater this summer

COLDWATER - It is the year for street replacement and repair in the village of Coldwater as two major street projects get underway this summer.

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Farmers, motorists should use caution on roadways

Spring planting is busy time for producers; dangerous time on roadways

With sunny, warmer weather finally here, farmers will be taking to the local roadways in greater numbers as they undertake spring planting.

Unfortunately, that means an increased possibility of farm machinery-related traffic accidents.

Hot bats carry Celina past Minster

MINSTER - After scoring 21 runs in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, the Celina Bulldogs were hoping to keep the bats hot against a solid Minster team that scored 15 runs in its last contest.

Bruns wins battle of D-I signees at Versailles

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

One Division I college signee outdueled another as St. Henry defeated Versailles with a 3-1 Midwest Athletic Conference decision on Monday in Darke County.

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