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.
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Monday, July 22nd, 2013
Dead fish reported in lake
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - Fish kills likely due to low dissolved oxygen levels caused by an algae die-off were reported around the lake during the weekend.
Hot, humid temperatures during the past week have promoted algae growth, particularly in dead-end lake channels where there is little water movement. [More]
Mariners are back on a hot streak
Grand Lake has won four straight games
By Ryan Hines
CELINA - The Grand Lake Mariners took three big steps over the weekend toward earning a berth in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League playoffs.
Grand Lake blasted its first four home runs of the summer while sweeping a road doubleheader - 10-6 and 9-3 - over Lexington on Saturday and the Mariners then rallied to knock off Dayton 4-3 on Sunday to increase their winning streak to four games. [More]
Obituaries on July 22nd, 2013
Mary Jean Wehrkamp
Mary Jean Wehrkamp, 90, North Star, passed away July 20, 2013, at her home.
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Martha Kohlhorst
Martha Kohlhorst, 87, St. Marys, died July 22 at her residence.
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Subscriber stories on July 22nd, 2013
No filings received for several seats
Mercer elections board
No one in Mercer County has filed petitions to run for several elected seats expiring at the end of this year, especially on village councils, and board of elections members are getting antsy as the Aug. 7 deadline approaches.
Celina man charged with felonious assault of baby
A 28-year-old Celina man faces a charge of felonious assault after he allegedly struck and critically injured a 4-month-old child while baby-sitting.
John Dziengelewski, 2115 state Route 29, remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Detention Center on a $250,000 cash bond.
Sheriff investigating death of local infant
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 27-day-old infant who was found unresponsive in his parents' bed Sunday morning.
Cavaliers split two games over the weekend
ACME State Tournament
COLDWATER - The title trail will be tough but the Coldwater ACME team is still playing baseball.
A day after the defense struggled in a 3-2 loss t
Defiance, Shawnee in winner's bracket final
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Defiance exploded for six runs in the sixth inning to pull away for a 12-4 win over Crestview during Sunday's nightcap of the ACME state tournament and the Bulldogs advanced to Wednesday's winner's bracket final.
Celina cruises to swim championship
Tri-County Swimming Championships
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina Dolphins came home with the big trophy after winning the Tri-County Swimming Championships on Saturday afternoon at Community Pool in Coldwater.
Coldwater loses at Bryan
The Coldwater Junior ACME season came to an end on Sunday as the Cavaliers bowed out of the state tournament at Bryan's Sumpter Field.
The Cavaliers started the four-team tournament on Saturday, losing 2-0 to Archbold.
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