Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 12:53AM EDT until July 11 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer.
* WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1253 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Tama and Neptune.
68° 68° chance Sat 85° Sat 85° slight chance slight chance 65° 65° Sun 85° Sun 85°
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
Fire damages Celina home, belongings
By Margie Wuebker
Celina Fire Department responded to the scene of a Saturday night fire that heavily damaged a local house and destroyed most of the contents.
A neighbor called 911 after spotting smoke coming from the home of Vanessa Wallace, 210 S. Brandon Ave. The unidentified caller also reported seeing some type of light in the basement. [More]
Obituaries on January 4th, 2010
Otis Fannon
Otis Fannon, 902 Kimberly Drive, St. Marys, died at 12:20 p.m. Jan. 3, 2010, at [More]
Mildred Parsell
Mildred West Shively Parsell, 95, died at 5:48 a.m. Jan. 1, 2010, at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Greenville. [More]
Donald Raudabaugh
Donald E. Raudabaugh, 84, of Wadsworth died Jan. 1, 2010.
He was born March 2 [More]
Norbert Ripploh
Norbert C. Ripploh, 81, 298 E. Seventh St., Minster, died Dec. 4, 2009, at Heri [More]
Herbert Robinson
Herbert C. Robinson, 77, formerly of East Pike, Zanesville, died at 6:02 p.m. Dec. 29, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. [More]
Melvin Schmiesing
Melvin H. Schmiesing, 87, 132 N. Lincoln St., Minster, died at 2:35 p.m. at his residence. [More]
Dorothy Schroeder
Dorothy I. Schroeder, 89, 926 Echo St., Celina, died at 6:15 p.m. Dec. 30, 2009, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Richard Simon
Richard J. "Dick" Simon, 83, of Elm Street, Fort Loramie, died Jan. 2, 2010, at Lima Memorial Hospital, following a two month illness. [More]
Sister Rita Sonderman
Sister Rita Sonderman, 93, of Salem Heights, Dayton, died Dec. 31, 2009, at the Maria Joseph Center, Dayton. [More]
Marie Stalder
Marie A. Stalder, 88, of Coldwater, died Jan. 1, 2010, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on January 4th, 2010
Subscriber stories on January 4th, 2010
Thefts occur in rural Celina
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies continue to investigate a pair of burglaries in the Celina area where the thief or thieves came in search of money.
Commissioners seek bids for Tomlinson Road bridge project
Involves resurfacing and widening road, improving drainage, other improvements
Mercer County engineers are seeking bids for a bridge project on Tomlinson Road that is estimated to cost more than half a million dollars.
Bids from interested contractors will be opened at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Mercer County commissioners' office.
Strong defense pushes Bulldogs past Blue Jays
Strong defensive pressure allowed Celina to build a 13-point lead on Delphos St. John's in the first half, which was enough to stave off a seven-minute cold spell in the second half that got the Blue Jays within a point.
Cavaliers rally to remain undefeated
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Cavaliers boys basketball team put a nice ribbon on a busy start to the season as they rallied from a 12-point deficit to defeat the Elida Bulldogs, 53-49, in an early season non-league showdown on Saturday night at The Palace.
Lady Indians set new mark for scoring by topping 100
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery placed 10 players in the scoring column while breaking the school record for points in a girls basketball game in downing Franklin-Monroe 103-46 on Saturday afternoon at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
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