Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Local family on vacation witnesses shooting at church
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - A local couple on vacation in Utah were three pews away when a man was shot in the head during Father's Day Mass on Sunday.
Alan and Donna Jutte of Coldwater and their two teenage children were unharmed but still in shock Monday after the horrific event in the small Catholic church they randomly chose to attend. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Fort Recovery and Celina engaged in a good old-fashioned pitching and defensive duel on Monday night.
After the Indians scored to tie the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning, it wasn't until the 10th before Fort Recovery plated one last run to beat Celina 2-1 in Mercer County ACME action at Montgomery Field. [More]
Obituaries on June 18th, 2013
Clara C. Paulus, 93, Versailles, passed away at 3 a.m. June 16, 2013, at Versailles Health Care Center in Versailles. [More]
Stella P. Siefring, 81, Coldwater, passed away at 10:05 p.m. June 16, 2013, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on June 18th, 2013
Subscriber stories on June 18th, 2013
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - The city will spend more than $1 million to remove asbestos from the former power plant.
Interim safety service director Greg Foxhoven
Two Miami County attorneys were appointed Monday afternoon to represent Trevin Sanders Roark - one of the two Union City men indicted last week by grand jurors in connection with the November 2011 murders of Robert and Colleen Grube.
CELINA - Police continue to investigate a June 2 stabbing downtown that seriously injured an unidentified Celina man. No one has been charged or arrested.
Minster
MINSTER - Board of Education members Monday night approved a resolution of necessity to seek renewal of a 0.2-mill recreation levy in November.
Tre
Grand Lake Notes
Pitching has been key for the first nine games of the 2013 Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season for the Grand Lake Mariners, a big change from the 2012 campaign.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry's ACME team got solid pitching from Brian Kremer and Josh Heitkamp during an 8-3 win over Parkway on Monday at Don Black Field in Rockford.