Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 12:53AM EDT until July 11 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer. * WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1253 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Tama and Neptune.
EDITOR'S NOTE: In recognition of Emergency Medical Services Week, the newspaper is publishing a multipart series on local EMS providers. This is the final story of the series.
Mercer County EMS will soon receive a donated ambulance box to train emergency medical technicians before throwing them into the chaos of their first squad run. [More]
ST. HENRY - The foundation has been laid for a new EMS building that should be finished by mid-September, EMS member and project leader Ryan Bollenbacher said.
CELINA - Local officials have corrected Coldwater Creek Treatment Train conditions that violated Ohio Environmental Protection Agency rules, Mercer County Community Development Director Jared Ebbing said.
NEW BREMEN - Sixty-three members of the New Bremen class of 2016 will graduate at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the high school gymnasium. At 1:30 p.m., a baccalaureate will be held at the school's James F. Dicke Auditorium.
The Celina girls track team captured the Division I district championship in a close battle with Lima Senior and Fremont Ross on Friday at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin.
