Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 714 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 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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 - Revenue from a city tax district used to pay a $1.3 revenue anticipation note for the Rotary Walkway project is down more than $150,000, largely due to a condominium developer not making payments, according to city auditor Emily Stewart.
Since 2008, the official market value of homes overall rose slightly in Mercer County, dropped in Auglaize County and is debated by private real estate professionals. [More]
CELINA - The United States Postal Inspection Service and Celina police are looking into the theft of approximately 150 pieces of mail taken from a postal vehicle at about 2 p.m. Saturday. [More]
It was a disappointing finish to the first week of the high school football season for Celina, and the Bulldogs are eager to put that loss behind them as they play their home opener on Friday against Ottawa-Glandorf.
Thumbing through the black and white pages of their high school yearbooks, former Marion Local volleyball stars Joan Schaefer and Denise Hartings reminisce about memories that are more than three decades old.
Coldwater suffered a 185-198 loss to Shawnee in a Midwest Athletic Conference vs. Western Buckeye League matchup on Wednesday afternoon at The Mercer County Elks.
A pair of talented quarterbacks will be on display in this non-league game. Last year the Eagles left the Wally Post Athletic Complex with a 9-7 win en route to a 12-1 record.
