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.
GRAND LAKE - Heavy spring rains washed away chances for a successful alum study on Grand Lake this year.
"The bottom line is things were looking good and we were measuring significant phosphorous reductions and then the weather took over," Ohio EPA spokeswoman Dina Pierce said this morning. [More]
NEW KNOXVILLE - The red, white and blue Freedom Train rolled along the midway of local fairs with music playing, warning bell clanging and passengers waving to passers-by.
Three people filed as write-in candidates with the Mercer County Board of Elections by Monday's deadline, changing the dynamics of two races to be decided in November.
ST. MARYS - City council's streets and sidewalks committee on Monday agreed to ask full council to expand public notification of council meetings under the recommendation of the law director. [More]
Authorities recently found 243 marijuana plants growing in one general area north of Mendon. The discovery was made last week during a flyover of Mercer County conducted in cooperation with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification.
Six people were arrested over the weekend in response to complaints the Mercer County Sheriff's Office has received from area residents regarding the conduct of patrons at bars along the south side of Grand Lake.
