Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
The U.S. Department of Education says students with disabilities must be given a fair shot to play on traditional sports teams or have their own leagues.
Local education officials say the mandate isn't new to them.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys police officers on Monday will begin patrolling the district's three school buildings on an informal, random basis to enhance security.
Superintendent Shawn Brown on Thursday said the district and police department came to an agreement to add the random patrols to the officers' regular daily duties. The added duties will not cost the district or department any extra money. [More]
VERSAILLES - All year long the Marion Local Flyers have been close to winning big Midwest Athletic Conference contests but have never quite been able to break through.
On Thursday night the Flyers busted their big-game drought with a convincing 50-38 victory over the Versailles Tigers, who had been ranked number four in the state in the most recent Division III Associated Press poll. [More]
Joshua James Eilerman, 21, Fort Loramie, died suddenly of unknown causes on the evening of Jan. 23, 2013, at Wilson Memorial Hospital emergency room, Sidney. [More]
150 local residents in D.C. today for March For Life rally
CELINA - Few pews remained empty Thursday night at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church as stirring presentations were made for the annual March For Life send-off rally.
CELINA - Anti-poverty organization Sources could be shut down depending on the results of a state audit, interim executive director and board president Tammy Barger said Thursday night.
CELINA - The city received $21,957 as part of a national class action lawsuit against the makers of a weed killer that ended up in 1,085 community water systems across the country.
MARIA STEIN - As the new spiritual companion and hospitality associate at the Spiritual Center of Maria Stein, Judy Mescher takes prayer requests and often listens to those who need someone to talk to.
COLDWATER - Fort Recovery used solid rebounding to build a lead during the second and third quarters and then held off a late Coldwater charge as the Indians snapped a two-game losing streak with a 58-55 win over the Cavaliers on Thursday night at The Palace.
CELINA - A pair of dominating runs covering a time span of 9:05 in the first half propelled Celina's girls basketball team to a 63-41 win over Van Wert in Western Buckeye League action on Thursday night at the Fieldhouse.
St. Henry outscored St. John's 10-2 in the second quarter to pull away and pick up its first Midwest Athletic Conference win of the season with a 40-30 triumph over the Blue Jays on Thursday night at Redskin Gymnasium.
