Flood Watch issued August 13 at 11:45AM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A lull in rainfall will continue for much of the day. However, additional storms will move into the area later this afternoon. The risk of heavy rainfall will be greatest tonight into early Friday morning. There is also the potential for storms to repeatedly move over the same locations, which increases flash flood risk.
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
By Jared Mauch
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended all Allen County Juvenile Court proceedings involving a local custody case but has not issued a complete opinion.
The custody case involves the child's out-of-state relatives and her former foster parents, Mercer County residents Brian and Kelly Anderson. The court on Tuesday announced the Allen County proceedings will be on hold until the justices decide on the Andersons' June 13 motion for reconsideration. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - New Bremen volleyball coach Diana Kramer experienced her first match of the Minster-New Bremen rivalry on Tuesday night and came away on the happy end of a three-set sweep of the Wildcats at Wildcat Gymnasium.
"Every game was competitiv [More]
Obituaries on September 21st, 2016
Brenda Lou (Roller) Brands, age 72 of Englewood, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016. [More]
Marybelle Flohre, 85, passed away at 2:33 pm September 19, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center. [More]
Thomas L. Bachar, 38, Wapakoneta, died on Sept. 16, 2016, in Kansas.
Arrangem [More]
Ruth Grieshop, 81, Coldwater, died on Sept. 21, 2016, at Briarwood Village, Col [More]
Cleopha R. Link, 92, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died on September 19, 2016 at The Gardens at St. Henry St. Henry, OH. [More]
Local pictures on September 21st, 2016
Subscriber stories on September 21st, 2016
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners recently approved a funding plan to construct a $745,630 hangar at Lakefield Airport in Montezuma.
Lakefield Airport Authority Board President Gary Lefeld this morning said the project should start and conclude this fall.
ROCKFORD - Village officials are searching for ways to avoid a health insurance rate increase of more than 30 percent on Oct. 1.
One option would
Fort Recovery
FORT RECOVERY - School board members recognized several seniors involved in fall sports and activities to begin Tuesday's meeting.
Recognized were representatives of the football, boys and girls golf and cross country teams and the FFA.
MINSTER - New village utility customers will have to pay a deposit before receiving services.
Village council members on Tuesday approved an ordinance requiring all new residential users to pay a $300 deposit and for new commercial and industrial users to pay a $500 deposit.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery had a statement start Tuesday against Versailles, posting a 25-16 victory.
Unfortunately for the Indians, it didn't carry over into the next three sets.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
Emily Keith's goal with two seconds left led Celina to a 1-0 win over Wapakoneta in Western Buckeye League girls soccer action on Tuesday night at Ryan Field in Wapakoneta.