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.
CELINA - An Ohio House bill was drawn up to prevent disputes between courts in child-custody cases, according to the bill's author, Rep. Jeffery Rezebek, R-Clayton.
Rezebek said he did not know the specifics in the Maddy custody case involving adoptive parents Brian and Kelly Anderson, Celina, but the dispute that arose between the courts in Mercer and Allen counties over the case last year inspired him to write House Bill 383. [More]
ST. MARYS - St. Marys coach Brian Beam expected Braeden Dunlap to go the distance on Tuesday.
"He's not going to be here for us in the sectionals, so this was his last game and he was going the distance regardless of what pitch count he was at," Beam said. [More]
COLDWATER - More than 60 students from numerous schools scurried back and forth between the gymnasium and a classroom at Coldwater Middle School, fully engaged in creating and maneuvering LEGO robots.
ST. MARYS - Bruns Construction Enterprises Inc. of St. Henry on Tuesday was awarded the bid to expand the St. Marys City Schools Athletic Complex parking lot.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery Merchants Association and the Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce officials are organizing a farmers' market that would focus mainly on producers and artisans from the village area.
CELINA - Work on treatment trains continues, Lake Facilities Authority board members learned on Tuesday afternoon.
LFA board members received updates on the two operating facilities and the two planned treatment trains that are either under construction or in the planning stages.
The Ohio Special Olympics bowling competition was held in Columbus over the weekend and 22 Mercer County competitors had fine performances. The Mercer County group brought home five gold medals, nine silver, two bronze and six ribbons during the weekend.
Grand Lake posted its best offensive output of the season in improving to 8-7 with an 11-4 win over Licking County on Tuesday night at Don Edwards Stadium in Newark.
