Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 714 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
CELINA - An animal behavior expert believes humans have the right to raise livestock for food but should treat the creatures humanely, noting they feel fear and pain as humans do. [More]
CELINA - The local health board on Wednesday took the first steps toward amending its household sewage rules, including action that could give options to residents with seasonal water levels near the ground's surface.
CELINA - Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members Thursday reviewed six manure-related complaints last month that resulted in a stack of reports about four inches thick. Five were in the Wabash River Watershed and one was in the Grand Lake Watershed.
COLDWATER - Minster traveled to Coldwater as the owners of the sixth longest winning streak in the state (nine straight wins). The Wildcats faced a Cavalier team holding the fourth longest win streak (10 games).
BATH TOWNSHIP - Holding a 7-6 halftime lead, Celina looked to slow down the Bath running game and try and put some distance between themselves and the Wildcats.
MARIA STEIN - Taking advantage of ideal field position, Marion Local scored five first-quarter touchdowns and rolled to a 62-6 victory over New Bremen in front of a Homecoming crowd at Booster Stadium on Friday night.
Mitchel Stammen passed for three touchdowns, Jesse Niekamp had a rushing touchdown and returned an interception for a score, and St. Henry improved to 3-0 with a 41-7 win over Parkway Friday night at Panther Stadium in Rockford.
