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.
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Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
By Shelley Grieshop
PHILOTHEA - The glass eyes embedded in the life-size St. Therese statue reflected the images of busy workers inside the small, country church.
On Monday night a half dozen male parishioners hoisted the reconditioned 68-year-old figure back onto a side altar where it's been displayed for decades next to Sts. Joseph and Gasper de Buffalo. [More]
Obituaries on March 23rd, 2013
Mary C. Moeller, 82, Celina, died at 2 p.m. March 21, 2013, at Celina Manor. [More]
Norman K. Decker, 82, died March 20, 2013, at his home in Bowling Green.
He was born Feb. 7, 1931, to Veddie D. and Matie Z. Decker. [More]
Marilyn C. Miller, 77, Minster, died at 6:22 p.m. March 21, 2013, at Heartland of Piqua. [More]
Werner G. "Bern" Schwartz, 58, New Bremen, died at 11:35 a.m. March 21, 2013, at his sister's residence near St. Marys. [More]
Juanita Zamora Rodriguez, 83, Celina, went to be with our Lord and Savior on March 22, 2013. [More]
Nathan Blake, 71, Coldwater, died March 22, 2013.
Services are pending at Cis [More]
Local pictures on March 23rd, 2013
Subscriber stories on March 23rd, 2013
2011 USDA statistics show biggest increase for corn, swine
Mercer County again is first among the state's 88 counties for total farm income.
The 2011 data, the most recent available, show Mercer County cash
The proposed referendum to conduct separate state tournaments for public and non-public schools has been removed from the upcoming May ballot sent to Ohio High School Athletic Association members, the state athletic association announced Friday.