Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 10:03AM EDT until September 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 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 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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.
Counties' officials unhappy with slow logjam removal
WAPAKONETA - Officials from Auglaize, Shelby and Allen counties may pursue legal action against a contractor if the Auglaize River log removal project is not completed by Oct. 15. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - A shortage of district bus drivers has led to some late buses and overworked drivers.
Transportation director Kurt Wendel told school board members at Tuesday's meeting that he has struggled to find bus drivers to cover extracurricular activities and regular routes.
ROCKFORD - A chance meeting two years ago led to Rockford's newest business, Heart-N-Soul Massage Therapy, which on Saturday celebrated its grand opening.
CELINA - Celina boys soccer coach Ryan Jenkins felt his team was evenly matched with unbeaten Ottawa-Glandorf.
However, after spotting the Titans two goals, the Bulldogs found the equalizer hard to come by in a 2-1 Western Buckeye League loss on Tuesday at the soccer stadium.
MINSTER - Minster volleyball coach Cami Garman labeled last Saturday's victory over Celina as an early-season "momentum-changer" for her girls.
For those who witnessed the Wildcats tangle with the St. Marys Roughriders in Minster Tuesday night, there was little doubt Garman was exactly right. [More]
CELINA - Amy Sutter still didn't have an answer as to why her Celina volleyball squad looked sluggish on Saturday in a loss to Minster, but she was very happy with how they responded Tuesday night.
