Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Obituaries on August 10th, 2011
Former Rossburg resident Charles W. "Butch" George, 75, died at 2:35 a.m. Aug. 9, 2011, at Versailles Health Care Center, Versailles. [More]
Mary Hertenstein, 83, rural St. Marys, died at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8, 2011, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Paul Edward Knapke, 74, Versailles, died at 2:40 a.m. Aug. 9, 2011, at Wayne HealthCare, Greenville. [More]
Stories on August 10th, 2011
COLDWATER - Long-time school treasurer Sherry Shaffer announced her retirement at Tuesday's school board meeting.
"My husband, Gary, and I like to
ST. MARYS - A five-day jury trial is slated in October for a local optometrist who faces multiple rape charges involving a woman and a child.
Dougl
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools officials will open two buildings instead of three for the upcoming year.
Board of education members decided in December to close the three-story elementary building along North Hanover Street to save $320,000. [More]
NEW BREMEN - Council members Tuesday night unanimously approved a lease agreement with Don Isern for the drilling of a test well on his Amsterdam Road property.
Fees for dog licenses and kennel fees will not rise in 2012.
Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution to continue charging residents $13 for a dog license and $65 for kennel registration.
Coldwater
COLDWATER - The district again will receive the 21st Century Grant that funds the afterschool program.
"We didn't know for a long time if we were g
NEW BREMEN - A Dayton man suspected of selling cocaine in New Bremen was arrested Monday night after a four-mile pursuit by officers.
Tyrone Eugene [More]
ST. MARYS - A new store in St. Marys is helping shoppers pinch their pennies when hunting for clothes and household goods.
Michelle Murphy of St. M
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The Fox's Den in Celina hosted its first major golf tournament of the high school fall sports season on Tuesday with the Celina Girls' Invitational.
Local pictures on August 10th, 2011