Flood Watch issued September 16 at 2:55PM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following county, Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Union. * WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur overnight into Thursday. The heavier bands of rainfall will have 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts.
CELINA - A last-minute ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday prevented the Mercer County Board of Elections from releasing the results of a Franklin Township zoning issue voted on in May.
ST. MARYS - Local authorities are looking for a 29-year-old man who is accused of severely beating and robbing another man outside a bar in St. Marys on Wednesday night.
ST. MARYS - Opening day for the school district was a success as the students got to their new or renovated schools on time. Only light traffic problems were reported at the building off state Route 66, according to the district superintendent.
CELINA - A 19-year-old Celina man was pronounced dead Wednesday and his girlfriend was later incarcerated as an investigation continues into what happened, according to Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey.
The Celina football team will be trying to accomplish back-to-back wins for the first time since the 2008 season when the Wapakoneta Redskins travel to Celina Stadium on Friday night for the second week of Western Buckeye League action.
Last week we mentioned the Western Buckeye League finished its nonconference season with a league mark of 7-3, the best they have compiled in many years.
