Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 10:03AM EDT until September 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
Celina facility for developmentally disabled would replace Mud Pike home
CELINA - Mercer Residential Services intends to build a new eight-bedroom group home for clients with developmental disabilities near the former Mersman Company, according to executive director Garry Mosier. [More]
Whether it's a life or death situation or a safety concern, dispatchers in Mercer and Auglaize counties have received the training to handle the situation.
ST. MARYS - The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office today released the name of the deputy who fired the shots that killed a former St. Marys police officer three weeks ago.
CELINA - Flu season appears to be at its peak in the Grand Lake area.
Joyce Jansen, director of nursing at the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department, told board members Wednesday that seasonal influenza activity is widespread in Ohio and in the Grand Lake area.
FORT SHAWNEE - With at least a share of the Western Buckeye League title already in its pocket, St. Marys was looking to win its first outright league title in nine years on Thursday against a Shawnee team looking to make the Roughriders share.
CELINA - The Lima Bath girls' basketball team walked off the Fieldhouse floor on Thursday night as Western Buckeye League champions for the 14th time in school history.
MINSTER - The Minster girls basketball team captured an outright Midwest Athletic Conference title on Thursday night with a 51-37 win over the St. Henry Redskins on Senior Night at the Minster Middle School. [More]
The Celina boys' diving program is assured of having at least two divers at state next week after district action got underway at Bowling Green State University on Thursday.
