Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Friday, March 18th, 2016
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The design review commission on Thursday night approved the proposed demolition of one of Wabash Mutual Telephone's buildings on East Market Street and the expansion of the remaining structure.
Tasked with reviewing proposed changes to building exteriors, the commission met for only the third time in five years and has only two members - Tom Hitchcock, also the city safety service director, and Brandi DuBry. They agreed to the proposal on Thursday during a four-minute meeting. [More]
Obituaries on March 18th, 2016
Cindy S. Lennartz, age 49, of Coldwater, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on March 18th, 2016
Subscriber stories on March 18th, 2016
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County administration building's heating, venting and air-conditioning system may soon function properly again.
Auglaize
CELINA - County EMS coordinator Matt Nietfeld withdrew a request to apply for a state grant after county commissioners expressed concern about too many local agencies jockeying for the same pot of funds.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners this week closed on two revolving loan applications, authorizing checks totaling $250,000 to two companies, Coldwater's De Ruijter International USA and St. Henry's JBA Enterprise, owned by Jeff and Bev Abels.
Curtain Call
Nothing quite stacks up to this time of year for Ben Ernst. Not now and certainly not when he was a three-sport standout at Minster more than 25 years ago.
From staff and wire reports
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Rob Refsnyder and Starlin Castro homered off left-hander Jeff Locke as the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday.