Flood Watch issued April 2 at 3:24AM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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 this evening through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Wind Advisory issued April 2 at 3:21AM EDT until April 3 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and southwest and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to midnight EDT tonight.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
42° 42° Wed 75° Wed 75° chance 58° 58° chance Thu 68° Thu 68°
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
Celina lefty turns down Reds, hopes to be high pick in 2020
By Colin Foster
CELINA - Seth Lonsway fell to the Reds in the 19th round of last month's Major League Baseball draft. That wasn't supposed to happen.
"I put in all the hard work and I started seeing the results, you know, I came out this spring and touched 94 miles per hour and was sitting at 91 to 93 all of spring ball," Lonsway said. "Guys were saying all the way up until two weeks before the draft that you're definitely a second-to-fifth rounder. We heard that numerous times from numerous scouts. [More]
Obituaries on July 8th, 2017
Fred Boecker, 97, of Minster died at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. Ser [More]
Marcus S. High, 34, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his family at 4:00 A.M., Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at his residence in St. Marys. [More]
Rev. Glen W. Perin, age 89, passed away of natural causes late Wednesday evenin [More]
Esther A. Knapke, age 90, of Cranberry Prairie, died on Friday, July 7, 2017 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Marjorie L. Houts, age 85, of Celina, Ohio passed away at 7:00 P.M., on Friday, July 7, 2017, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
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Subscriber stories on July 8th, 2017
BURKETTSVILLE - The Courage to Live Foundation will host a benefit for the Center for Neurological Development from July 14-16, at Wendelin Sports Club.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners next week likely will act upon a request to contribute $6,322 toward a pilot test of manure technology.
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Chickasaw to use funds for lifting system
CHICKASAW - The Chickasaw Community Mutual Fire Co. has been awarded $17,267 for operations and safety upgrades through the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.