Flood Watch issued August 13 at 11:45AM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A lull in rainfall will continue for much of the day. However, additional storms will move into the area later this afternoon. The risk of heavy rainfall will be greatest tonight into early Friday morning. There is also the potential for storms to repeatedly move over the same locations, which increases flash flood risk.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance likely 68° 68° chance
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014
St. Marys officials undecided over trash collection system
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - The tag or bag controversy continues.
City officials remain divided over whether to keep trash collection as a tagging system or change to a bagging system. Council's solid waste committee members on Monday decided to defer discussion to full council after failing to reach an agreement. [More]
Obituaries on June 3rd, 2014
Paul Adkins
Paul Adkins, 70, Celina, passed away at 10:10 a.m. June 1, 2014, at his residence. [More]
Berniece Baker
Berniece Baker, 102, Celina, died at 4:30 a.m. June 1, 2014, at The Miller House in Celina. [More]
Wanda Ballard
Wanda Ballard, 98, Altamont, Ill., formerly of Mercer County, died at 11:45 p.m. May 3, 2014, at Lutheran Care Center, Altamont. [More]
Richard Chaney
Richard D. "Dick" Chaney, 68, Celina, passed away June 1, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Arthur McCowan
Arthur "Gary" McCowan, 58, Coldwater, died at 10:45 p.m. May 31, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Daniel Piper
Daniel J. Piper, 75, Celina, passed away at 11:48 p.m. June 1, 2014, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Leo Tebbe
Leo Tebbe, 85, of rural New Bremen, died June 2, 2014, in the emergency departm [More]
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Subscriber stories on June 3rd, 2014
Rhoades reminded to discontinue sending letters directly to judge
CELINA - Bryant Rhoades - one of two men implicated in the November 2011 murders of Robert and Colleen Grube - was reminded Monday afternoon to stop sending letters to Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham.
Local man's novel meant to be a place to escape for grown-ups
ST. MARYS - The 100-Aker Wood populated by characters Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin and Piglet is as real to Chris Botkin as K.C. Geiger Park.
Price negotiations for Fort Recovery utilities to start in August, village official says
FORT RECOVERY - Cost negotiations likely will begin in August for a utility aggregation program approved by voters last month, village administrator Randy Diller told council members Monday night.
Farm's strawberry growing system a bit off the wall
FORT RECOVERY - An area fruit farmer has a sweet way of growing strawberries.
Dale Kaiser has 5,000 of the plants in pots stacked four tall in a 30
Bonds on and off the field
Minster dads get chance to coach daughters at state tournament
MINSTER - Winning the Division IV regional softball championship was a special feeling for Minster's Alexis Robinson, Kayla Richard and Marissa Conrad.
Harlamerts enjoying state experience
COLDWATER - Brian Harlamert has coached son Aaron throughout the levels of baseball over the years.
This week, Dad gets a chance to coach his son on the highest level of high school baseball as Coldwater plays in the Division III state semifinals on Thursday in Columbus.
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