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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Saturday, May 9th, 2015
Obituaries on May 9th, 2015
Senior Airman Kevin A. Bittinger, 24, of Wapakoneta, died Mon. May 4, 2015, in South Korea, while stationed there with the U.S. Air Force. [More]
Paul H. Boleski, M.D. Retired, 66, of Pinewood Street, Walterboro, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at his residence. [More]
Gizella "Gae" Kassel, 94, New Knoxville, died on May 4, 2015, at Auglaize Acres [More]
Catherine Sudhoff, 91, Coldwater, died on May 8, 2015, at Elmwood Assisted Livi [More]
Stories on May 9th, 2015
Trio saved woman from fiery crash near St. Marys
WAPAKONETA - Mat Rumer's training as a former deputy sheriff kicked in March 3 after he witnessed an SUV go airborne off a St. Marys overpass, down a 30-foot embankment and burst into flames.
$150,000 renovation expected to be complete in June
MARIA STEIN - When the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics Heritage Museum reopens in late June, six galleries will tell the story of how the shrine, sisters and relics all came to the site.
Mercer County Knights of Columbus Track and Field Meet
COLDWATER - Bekah Carr already held the Celina High School and Mercer County Knights of Columbus Meet pole vault record.
The senior took them both a little higher on Friday night and the Bulldog teams left Cavalier Stadium with a meet sweep once again. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - With two of the best baseball pitchers in the area squaring off, whichever team could get an advantage early was going to come away with the win. [More]
Eldora
ROSSBURG - Eldora Speedway veterans Donny Schatz (World of Outlaw Sprint Cars) and Robert Ballou (USAC Sprint Cars) broke long winless streaks at the high-banked, 1/2-mile clay oval on Friday night as the nation's premier sprint car racing organizations raced together for the first time.
Friday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Melody Donovan struck out 12 Coldwater batters and Alexis Zacharias had a home run as Celina picked up a 9-0 win over Coldwater in a battle of Mercer County softball teams.
Local pictures on May 9th, 2015