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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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Obituaries on May 4th, 2009
Edna Frahm, 87, of Celina died at 11:15 p.m. May 3, 2009.
Arrangements are pe [More]
Norbert Heckman, 90, formerly of 9480 state Route 705, Yorkshire, died at 12:25 p.m. May 2, 2009, at Heartland of Greenville. [More]
Eugene N. Heitkamp, 74, 04630 state Route 364, Minster, died at 10:45 p.m. April 29, 2009, at his residence following a month-long illness. [More]
Janie Henderson, 87, 311 North Wayne St., St. Marys, died at 9:05 p.m. May 2, 2009, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Evelyn Schulte, 95, 16 N. Lincoln Drive, Minster, died at 9:40 a.m. May 2, 2009, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
John F. Simons, 80, of Versailles, died at 4:25 a.m. May 3, 2009, at his residence. [More]
Stories on May 4th, 2009
Area residents hired to perform property checks
Work on the 2010 Census has begun and is helping put cash in some Americans' wallets.
Locally, about 70 Grand Lake area residents were hired for th
It was 1984 all over again for a group of former teachers and students who unearthed a time capsule on Saturday containing relics and mementos from 25 years ago. [More]
Mercer County commissioners gave thumbs up last week for the construction of a $138,000, 1-mile long ditch project in Washington Township.
The Rose
DAYTON - Mercer County teams picked up a pair of wins as Celina, Coldwater and St. Henry traveled to Fifth Third Field in Dayton, home of the minor league Dayton Dragons, for games on Sunday. [More]
NEW BREMEN - A dominating performance by the New Bremen boys track team highlighted the action in the ninth annual Cardinal Invitational Saturday at Cardinal Stadium.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls came out on top, while the boys team got another duel in with Western Buckeye League track rival Defiance at the Golden Bear Invitational on Saturday in Bryan.
Local pictures on May 4th, 2009