Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
By Tom Stankard
ROCKFORD - Parkway Middle School sixth-grader Aaron Cron, 12, finished in second place at the fifth annual Lima Regional Spelling bee Saturday, advancing further than any previous Panther.
After battling 39 rounds with Sidney Holy Angels Catholic School seventh-grader Adith Joshua George, Cron said the judges ran out of words on their list. So they turned to another source. That's when George misspelled a word. [More]
Obituaries on March 16th, 2017
Kathleen Hope Fetters, 95, of Celina, passed away at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford, OH, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:35 pm. [More]
Eileen M Fledderjohann, 92, of Westfield, Indiana, formerly of New Knoxville, O [More]
Mary Helen (McConaha) Meiring, 92, Fort Recovery, passed away on March 14, 2017 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, OH. [More]
Larry A. Snook, age 71, of Celina, OH, died at 9:59 pm, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, OH. [More]
Rita A. Zehringer, 88, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died on March 14, 2017, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on March 16th, 2017
Subscriber stories on March 16th, 2017
ST. MARYS - A Lima ethanol facility manager believes the future of the alcohol lies in producing high-octane fuel to run in high-compression engines in automobiles.
CELINA - A 52-year-old Celina man convicted of the illegal manufacture of drugs was sentenced on Wednesday to more than four years in prison.
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Montezuma: Storm leaves trees hanging over alley
MONTEZUMA - Village council members on Wednesday discussed damages caused by the storm that swept through Mercer County about two weeks ago.
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BELLEFONTAINE - A Celina man escaped injury Wednesday morning when he had problems landing his plane at the Bellefontaine Regional Airport.
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LONDON, Ky. - A 46-year-old Celina man faces several charges in Kentucky after officers determined the car he was driving had been reported stolen.
As longtime conductor Arthur Fiedler once said, the Boston Pops play only one kind of music - the interesting kind.
The Boston Pops are often refer
Flyers top Chargers to earn third trip to regional title game in four years
BOWLING GREEN - Marion Local is on the doorstep of the state basketball tournament once again.
With a 54-44 victory over Milan Edison in the Divis
From Staff Reports
The University of Toledo's men's basketball season ended Wednesday with a 73-69 loss to George Washington in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational in Washington, D.C.