Flood Watch issued August 13 at 4:50AM 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.
66° 66° slight chance Thu 81° Thu 81° patchy slight chance 66° 66° chance Fri 81° Fri 81° likely
Friday, March 16th, 2018
Obituaries on March 16th, 2018
Clarence L. Eckstein, Sr., age 93, formerly of Celina, Ohio, died March 14, 2018 at 8:00 am in Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. [More]
Esther Johnsman, 90, Celina, died on March 15, 2018, at the Miller House, Celin [More]
Julia A. Miller, age 73, of Ohio City, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Stories on March 16th, 2018
Celina councilman leads drive for creating position
CELINA - As most big companies have a human resources person, so too should a city boasting a $50 million budget, city councilman Jeff Larmore argued this week. [More]
ST. MARYS - Grand Lake Health System's 108 volunteers logged more than 10,000 hours of service last year, improving service and cutting costs.
Vol
MENDON - Fire gutted a mobile home, displacing a resident, on Deep Cut Road east of Coil Road on Thursday afternoon.
The fire started in the north [More]
CELINA - Local health officials say they're seeing an uptick in scabies within a specific population in Mercer County but hesitated to provide more details, citing confidential information.
Organizations, individuals recognized for their service
CELINA - Four local organizations and individuals were honored Thursday night at the Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce's annual awards banquet
WAPAKONETA - A Texas man was injured in a single-vehicle accident after he reportedly fell asleep while driving his semitrailer on U.S. 33 just east of the Mercer-Auglaize county line at about 4:23 a.m. Thursday.
CLEVELAND - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, Capt. Doug Timmerman and Sgt. Megan Baker attended a threat assessment seminar earlier this week.
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Division IV Girls Basketball State Semifinals
COLUMBUS - The key words for Minster as they prepared for their first state semifinal game since 2010 were defense and rebounds.
And those were the keys to victory.
Division III Girls State Basketball Semifinals
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Versailles had used a 6-0 run in the second quarter to take the lead for good and then pulled away in the second hal
The accolades continue to pour in for Marion Local graduate Ryan Bruns after a stellar junior season with the Ohio Northern men's basketball team.
On Thursday, Bruns was named Second Team All-America in voting conducted by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and D3hoops.com.
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