Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this 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 showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
People evacuated, roads closed, emergency declarations issued
A deluge of rain and melting snow overnight caused flooding that chased some Mercer and Auglaize county families from their homes early this morning. [More]
It wasn't the Miami & Erie Canal that brought the first black residents to this area as many believe. By the 1845 canal opening, several black settlers, owning thousands of acres of farmland in Mercer County, were prospering in west central Ohio.
SPENCERVILLE - The Celina girls' basketball team has played two tournament games, and the Bulldogs have been able to avenge a regular-season loss each time.
WAPAKONETA - For the third year in a row, the two top-seeded teams advanced out of the Division IV Wapakoneta girls' sectional after an evening full of basketball on Saturday night.
The wrestling season for Grand Lake area teams ended over the weekend as no local grapplers were able to advance to this week's state wrestling in Columbus.
West Ohio High School Bowling Conference girls co-champs Coldwater and St. Marys advanced to this week's state bowling tournament after finishing 1-2 at the district bowling tournament on Saturday at Interstate Lanes in Rossford.
