Flood Warning issued September 16 at 6:44AM EDT until September 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 642 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with several roads closed near and west of Celina. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
Today 86° Today 86° chance likely 70° 70° chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° chance 67° 67° slight chance
Friday, January 8th, 2016
Obituaries on January 8th, 2016
Carl Linn, Jr., 90, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at his residence. [More]
Vada V. Craven, 84, Celina, died at 11:20 p.m. Jan. 7, 2016, at her residence. [More]
Stories on January 8th, 2016
Investigators await doctor's determination
CELINA - Investigators have finished collecting evidence at a possible crime scene and bone experts must now determine if the skeletal remains found locally on Sunday are human.
Local robotics team to compete
COLDWATER - The classroom was unusually silent as all eyes were fixated on a small robot with a big mission.
"Don't pick it up yet," instructed sixth-grade science and math teacher Beth Thomas, as a group of Coldwater Middle School students praised "Rusty" the robot Tuesday during a practice run. [More]
Global warming caused by human activity is real, but the agriculture industry, which relies heavily on the weather, should be able to adapt, at least in the short term.
Perham Egg had borrowed $500,000
CELINA - A total of $500,000 in loans from the county to a former egg-cracking business in 2014 has been paid in full.
Mercer County Commissioners
WAPAKONETA - Work on the Coldwater Creek treatment train has been temporarily halted as law enforcement officials investigated possible human bones found in the area.
NEW BREMEN - An NBA shot clock would not have hindered New Bremen Thursday night.
The run-and-gun Cardinals launched 74 shots from the floor, crashed the boards 43 times and came away with a 59-50 Midwest Athletic Conference victory over Coldwater. [More]
CELINA - After pushing back on several Ottawa-Glandorf charges, Celina finally could not handle the Titans' final push midway through the fourth quarter.
ROCKFORD - Fort Recovery coach Brian Patch would've liked to have seen a more-focused effort from his group on Thursday night in Rockford.
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Thursday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Colin Foster
A 13-4 run in the second quarter allowed Minster to pull away for its fifth MAC girls basketball win of the season in beating Delphos St. John's 55-29 at Arnzen Gymnasium on Thursday night.
The Parkway Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducting three new members between the junior varsity and boys varsity games with Perry on Saturday.
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Local pictures on January 8th, 2016