Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:09AM EDT until September 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 309 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 4:36AM EDT until September 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 435 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, McCartyville, Montra, St. Johns, Bulkhead and Egypt.
70° 70° slight chance chance Wed 86° Wed 86° chance 69° 69° slight chance chance Thu 84° Thu 84° likely
Friday, June 5th, 2015
By Nancy Allen
CELINA - Local agriculture and county government officials are preparing for a potential avian influenza outbreak.
Cooper Farms veterinarian Dr. Tim Barman during Thursday's Mercer County agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina gave an update on the plans. [More]
Division IV State Baseball Semifinals
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLUMBUS - It's been 62 years since Fort Recovery last played in the state baseball tournament, and the current Indians were bound and determined to make sure this time around was an extended visit.
Newark Catholic, on the other hand, was looking for a third straight trip to the Division IV title game. [More]
Obituaries on June 5th, 2015
James R. Boeckman, age 65, of Montezuma, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Meredith L. Van Tilburg, age 87 of Kenosha, WI, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at his residence. [More]
Loraine Louise Yeater age 83 of St. Marys, OH, went to be with the Lord on Wedn [More]
Russell E. Brown, 75, a resident of Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community an [More]
John "Jack" Haslinger, 66, St. Marys, died on June 5, 2015.
Arrangements are [More]
Dolores M. Poppe, 94, formerly of New Knoxville, died at 9:20 p.m. June 4, 2015, at Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on June 5th, 2015
Subscriber stories on June 5th, 2015
Water trials splash into Fort Recovery this weekend
FORT RECOVERY - Multiple heats of dogs this weekend will hurl themselves out of the starting box, splash into the pond and chase a raccoon-like lure, at the Ohio Progressive Sportsman Club's Breeders Classic, the first water trial of the year.
Celina schools
CELINA - Board of education members have rejected a tentative contract agreement with the union representing Celina City Schools' 148 non-teaching employees.
CELINA - The village of Rockford hopes to land the lion's share of nearly $400,000 in federal/state grants to help fund an extensive street project.
ST. MARYS - A local woman said hiking the Appalachian Trail taught her to be resourceful and tend to her body's needs.
Having grit and determinatio
Late Model Dream Weekend
ROSSBURG - Most followers of dirt late model racing would tell you that two of the favorites heading into this weekend's 21st annual $100,000 to-win Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora are Scott Bloomquist and Jonathan Davenport
Thursday night's preliminary features did little to change anyone's mind.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning to pull away for a 15-5 win over Marion Local in five innings in Mercer County ACME action at Veterans Field in Coldwater.