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Flood Watch issued August 15 at 2:16AM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From noon EDT today through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is possible, especially tonight, which may result in flash flooding.

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Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Lake Festival draws crowd, despite heat

By William Kincaid

CELINA - As temperatures dropped slightly Friday evening, a large crowd turned out for Lake Festival events along Lakeshore Drive.

Festival co-chairwoman Michelle Emerine estimated a couple thousand people were on hand to watch a professional ski team perform on Grand Lake, followed by the traditional amphicar swim-in. [More]

Obituaries on July 23rd, 2011

Sally Amspaugh

Sally L. Amspaugh, 68, Union City, died July 21, 2011.

She was born Nov. 13, [More]

John Hudson

John Madison Hudson, 28, Geneva, Ind., died at 2:58 p.m. July 21, 2011, at Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind. [More]

Local pictures on July 23rd, 2011

Subscriber stories on July 23rd, 2011

Celina Lake Festival celebrates 50 years

Ripples from the past

CELINA - Judy Menchhofer Cardy remembers the excitement in 1961 when the Lake Festival was brought back to life.

"I remember that the return of the

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