Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:09AM EDT until September 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Mercer County in west central Ohio... * Until 700 AM EDT. * At 309 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 4:36AM EDT until September 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 435 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, McCartyville, Montra, St. Johns, Bulkhead and Egypt.
Sheriff says he doesn't want prisoners to like it there; 'isn't a hotel'
By Shelley Grieshop
The new $12 million jail won't be flashy but it will have state-of-the-art technology and a design geared to serve the county for many years to come, officials say.
Walls of cement block - instead of more modern dry wall - give an institutional look to some of the administrative offices on the south end of the building, including the one in the far west corner belonging to Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey. And that's the way he wants it. [More]
Paul Chris Helentjaris, 59, 564 Touvelle St., Celina, died May 6, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. Death was due to cancer. [More]
An official with the Ohio Farm Bureau said the agency hopes to have a plan in place by June to fight an animal rights group that wants to outlaw battery cages for layer hens, crates for pregnant sows and veal cages for calves.
Updates regarding canal projects were presented when the Miami and Erie Canal Corridor Association (MECCA) held its annual partnership dinner. Sixty people attended the recent event at the Sidney American Legion Hall.
I guess I really didn't know that there is such a thing as wild asparagus. I had heard people talk about it in the past, but didn't give it much thought until last weekend.
COLDWATER - Having gone undefeated in duals and trimeets all season and being at the top at almost all its invitationals, it's no surprise where Celina would be located after the first day of the Mercer County Knights of Columbus Track Meet at Cavalier Stadium in Coldwater.
Celina's doubles teams and a pair of St. Marys singles players are still in line for titles as the Western Buckeye League opened its league tournament on Thursday in Lima.
Minster scored five times in the top of the seventh inning thanks to St. Henry errors to hand the Redskins their second Midwest Athletic Conference loss of the season with a 5-1 decision at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
