Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
CELINA - A new director - but familiar face - was appointed this week to head up the Mercer County Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
Mike Robbins, of Celina, who has worked as deputy director of the agency since April 2003, was chosen Thursday by county commissioners to replace retiring director Wanda Dicke. [More]
MINSTER - The Minster Wildcats got a huge Midwest Athletic Conference win on Thursday night as senior guard Erica Fullenkamp hit a pull-up jumper from the left wing with 2.6 seconds remaining in the game to defeat the Delphos St. John's Blue Jays 44-43 at the Minster Middle School. [More]
Resident questions if farmers will be paid for animal waste
CELINA - City council members on Thursday night unanimously approved purchasing power from Optional Energy Partners of Florida, a company that wants to build a manure digester in the city.
Betty Romer makes preparing for Christmas a family affair
ST. HENRY - Holiday tradition takes a decidedly tasty turn at the home of Jack and Betty Romer as family members and even a few neighbor boys roll up their sleeves and make cookies by the dozens.
CELINA - City council members this week approved an ordinance to spend $93,500 for professional engineering and design services for two road projects slated for this year.
NEW KNOXVILLE - The New Knoxville Rangers got their second chance at overtime against a Midwest Athletic Conference foe on Thursday night, and this time they made the extra minutes pay off.
FORT RECOVERY - Paced by good shooting and solid defense, Fort Recovery dominated Parkway from start to finish while staying unbeaten in Midwest Athletic Conference play with a 94-34 win over Parkway on Thursday night at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
