Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 6:14AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Fog has developed across the area. This is reducing visibility to 1 mile or less in some locations. Motorists should be prepared for rapid changes in visibility along their route. Slow down and only use your low beam headlights.
Flood Watch issued August 13 at 4:50AM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM 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 Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A lull in rainfall will continue for much of the day. However, additional storms will move into the area later this afternoon. The risk of heavy rainfall will be greatest tonight into early Friday morning. There is also the potential for storms to repeatedly move over the same locations, which increases flash flood risk.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance likely 68° 68° chance
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Mercer County Health Dept.
By Shelley Grieshop
Health officials refuse to issue an operating license to a local sewage system installer until the owner submits the necessary paperwork for at least six of his projects.
Bruce Saintignon of Saintignon Excavating Co. of Celina will not receive a 2010 license to install sewage systems in the county until he becomes compliant with regulations, Mercer County-Celina City Health board members decided at their monthly meeting Wednesday. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. MARYS - Things seemed to be going right for St. Marys after one half of play against St. Henry.
The Roughriders forced the Redskins into 15 first-half turnovers and had a slim 24-23 lead at the break.
Then the second half began.
St. Henry started the second half on an 11-0 run and held St. Marys to 10 total second-half points as the Redskins went to 2-0 on the season with a 56-34 win in Grand Lake area action in the final home opener at McBroom Gymnasium. The Roughriders drop to 0-2. [More]
Obituaries on December 12th, 2009
Yorkshire native Dorothy Kraujalis, 71, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Dec. 7, 2009, of multiple myeloma. [More]
Graveside services for Jerry Newland have been canceled.
They originally were [More]
Local pictures on December 12th, 2009
Subscriber stories on December 12th, 2009
John Andreoni wrote about goose refuge, Grand Lake and other issues
ST. MARYS - To paraphrase one of outdoor writer John Andreoni's newspaper columns written almost 30 years ago, we got trouble right here on Grand Lake and that starts with T and rhymes with G and it stands for goose.
Only one area business fails to comply with rules for walk-in coolers
Seventeen out of 18 area businesses have met a Dec. 31 health code deadline set by the local health department for walk-in cooler issues.
The targe
Halko couple's daughter, 6, suffers from aging disorder
Former area residents Tim and Marla Halko, both St. Marys Memorial High School graduates, and their family will be featured in a TLC/Discovery Health documentary to be aired at 9 p.m. Sunday.
NEW BREMEN - Outgoing board members Larry Tangeman and Mark Barhorst were honored for years of service by the New Bremen Local Schools board of education Tuesday night.
It didn't take long for the Celina boys basketball team to shrug off a dismal first quarter.
After scoring just two points in the opening eight minutes of play, Celina's offense caught fire and the Bulldogs raced past the Linden McKinley Panthers, 73-55, on Friday night at the Fieldhouse.
ROCKFORD - The Parkway Panthers used a stout defensive effort and nice play off the bench to defeat the Temple Christian Pioneers in nonleague play on Friday at Panther Gymnasium.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Bremen saw Lima Central Catholic take control of the game in the second half and pull away as the Cardinals open