Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Monday, January 22nd, 2018
Obituaries on January 22nd, 2018
Ronald A. Green, age 70, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on January 19, 2018, at 7:15 am, in Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Erma J. Langenkamp, 85, St. Marys, died at 1:51 a.m. Jan. 19, 2018, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Steven E. Rohrbach, 66, Saint Marys, died 6:50 P.M. Friday, January 19, 2018, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in Saint Marys. [More]
Denise M. Tuttle, 54, Saint Marys, died Friday, January 19, 2018, at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus. [More]
Stories on January 22nd, 2018
CELINA - Sixty-eight percent of high school seniors in Mercer County used alcohol at least once in the last 30 days, up from 55 percent in 2011, according to a Mercer Country Prevention Coalition and Foundations Behavioral Health Services survey.
Opinions about the federal government shutdown among local senators and U.S. congressmen were split down party lines.
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio
CELINA - Beth Gehret, her daughter Josie and a group of Josie's friends sat in Brew Nation on Saturday morning, chatting happily as each painted her own ceramic bowl. [More]
During the government shutdown, local government branches will be impacted differently.
Mercer County Farm Service Agency Executive Director Michelle Stahl said the office will be closed, which will impact the office's nine employees.
COLDWATER - A Coldwater teenager suffered possible injuries in a two-vehicle accident this morning.
Coldwater Police Chief Jason Miller told the newspaper Xavier Feltz, 17, Coldwater, was attempting to turn left onto Main Street from Woodview Avenue.
Minster wins hard-fought battle over Ottoville
MINSTER - When Minster trailed Ottoville 47-40 with 4:46 remaining in the fourth quarter, it was time for the Wildcats to get the ball to their go-to player.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster gave the top-ranked boys' basketball team in Division IV all it could handle for 36 minutes, but Fort Loramie was able to stay unbeaten with the 52-51 overtime win in Shelby County on Saturday night.
WOHSBC Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys maintained top spots in both boys' and girls' standings of the West Ohio High School Bowling Conference af
Local pictures on January 22nd, 2018