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.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday set a public hearing for July 9 to discuss plans to help fund a new student dorm near Wright State University-Lake Campus. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Safety issues at the Auglaize County dog pound have forced commissioners and dog warden Russ Bailey to look for a temporary shelter until a new one is built.
NEW BREMEN - Last week's visit by the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure benefitted the local economy, according to reports provided to village council members Tuesday night.
COLDWATER - Board of education members on Tuesday adopted an Ohio Teacher Evaluation System policy that will alter how educator performance is measured.
Redskins hold Cardinals scoreless for final four innings
NEW BREMEN - An offensive explosion on both sides in a wild third inning had St. Henry clinging to a one-run lead but the Redskins later scored four unanswered runs to knock off New Bremen 13-8 on Tuesday in ACME baseball action at New Bremen High School. [More]
Celina snapped a long losing streak as Jimmy Luebke threw a complete-game four-hitter to lead the Bulldogs to a 9-0 win over Vandalia-Butler on the road Tuesday night.
Unemployment in Mercer County rose 0.2 percent from April to May but remains the lowest across the state.
According to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Mercer County's rate was 4.3 percent in May, slightly above the 4.1 percent posted in April.
