Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 | The Daily Standard

Flood Warning issued August 12 at 2:07PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Union County in east central Indiana... East Central Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Butler County in southwestern Ohio... Northwestern Warren County in southwestern Ohio... 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... Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Preble County in west central Ohio... Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 207 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, Troy, Trotwood, Sidney, Piqua, Miamisburg, Springboro, Vandalia, Englewood, Greenville, Franklin, Celina, Tipp City, Eaton, St. Marys and Moraine.

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, October 20th, 2009

Geotextile tube project begins

Tubes will be filled with lake muck and placed along shoreline to protect it

By Nancy Allen

Setup has begun for an experimental project using geotextile tubes filled with dredge material from Grand Lake to stabilize the shoreline in the Windy Point area.

The Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance and Grand Lake St. Marys State Park are partnering on the project. Officials should begin filling the geotextile tubes with sediment dredged from the lake some time this week, said watershed coordinator Laura Walker. [More]

BOE votes unanimously to switch to trimesters

By William Kincaid

Celina High School will switch from a quarterly year with nine-period days to a five-period, trimester schedule next school year.

Despite the skepticism and hesitation of two board members, the resolution passed unanimously on Monday night during a school board meeting. [More]

Obituaries on October 20th, 2009

Larry Dicke

Larry A. Dicke, 67, 2109 Kensington Drive, St. Marys, died at 1:35 a.m. Oct. 18, 2009, at his residence. [More]

Ward Hiegel

Ward Emerson Hiegel, 72, 324 N. Walnut St., Union City, Ohio, died Oct. 14, 2009, at his residence. [More]

Ruth Kuck

Ruth B. Kuck, 94, 220 W. Spring St., New Knoxville, died at 8:55 p.m. Oct. 18, 2009, at her home. [More]

Angel Spicer

Infant boy Angel Spicer, the son of Robert and Stormy Chilcoat Spicer of Peru, [More]

John Staugler

John William Staugler, 55, 565 E. Market St., Lot 2, Celina, died of natural causes at 1:35 a.m. Oct. 19, 2009, at his residence. [More]

Janet Warrick

Janet L. Lukingbeal Warrick, 89, of Celina died at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 18, 2009, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]

Local pictures on October 20th, 2009

Subscriber stories on October 20th, 2009

Visitors restricted at facilities

Both hospitals in the Grand Lake area, as well as several nursing homes, have announced visitor restrictions to minimize the spread of influenza.

Beer distributing company closing

Mercer Beverage of St. Henry - a beer distributor for six area counties - is closing its doors due to marketing and industry issues.

General Manage

Three candidates vying for two Granville Township trustee seats

Election 09

Three candidates - including an incumbent - are seeking two open seats on the Granville Township trustees board in the Nov. 3 general election.

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New program to allow high school students to get prepared for college

MINSTER - Minster Local Schools will introduce a new program next year designed to give high school students a taste of college without leaving home.

Man faces felony charge

A 33-year-old Celina man, who reportedly described himself to authorities as a role model for youths, faces a felony charge of arson in connection with a recent dumpster fire.

Redskins knock out Roughriders

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - With just over four minutes left in the second overtime, Wapakoneta's Caleb Wasmund had the perfect shot at the St. Marys goal, but the shot went just to the left.

Area teams get closer to playoff invitations

The eighth week of the high school football regular season saw a few interesting results which greatly affected the computer points standings for area teams.

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