Flood Watch issued April 1 at 2:59PM 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 Wednesday 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 1 at 2:45PM 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 Wednesday to midnight EDT Wednesday Night.
* 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°
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Outside firm will help recoup overdue taxes
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County Treasurer David Wolters is turning to a nationwide lien purchaser to recoup delinquent real estate taxes.
This is the first time the treasurer's office, which going into 2018 had a carry-forward or accumulated delinquent tax balance of $800,000, will conduct a real estate tax lien sale to recover money owed to the county, Wolters told the newspaper on Tuesday afternoon. [More]
Flyers sweep Wildcats
By Colin Foster
MARIA STEIN - The sixth-ranked Marion Local volleyball team kicked off a stretch of five games in eight days with a sweep of 15th-ranked Fort Loramie last Saturday.
The Flyers added another sweep on Tuesday, defeating Minster 25-9, 25-18, 25-9 in MAC play at the Hangar. [More]
Obituaries on September 19th, 2018
Leo Noggler
Leo J. Noggler, 74, Celina, Ohio, died September 17, 2018, at Celina Manor, Celina, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on September 19th, 2018
Subscriber stories on September 19th, 2018
Officials: Switch to paper voting likely
Mercer County elections board discusses new voting machines
CELINA - Mercer County's next voting machines may be paper-based but possibly similar to the current touch-screen voting machines.
Board of elections members seemed to agree during their regular Tuesday morning meeting that a hybrid system may be the best choice.
Minster
Council OKs land buy for substation
MINSTER - Village council members approved buying just more than an acre of land to house a new southwest electrical substation.
Members approved the purchase on Tuesday evening after discussing the issue in executive session at their regular meeting.
Minster has funds to cover costs
First phase of school upgrade nearly done
MINSTER - Ninety percent of the district's contingency fund for the middle/high school renovation project has been spent, but plenty is left to cover any remaining costs, superintendent Brenda Boeke said.
Rockford council approves new by-laws for radio station
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday approved new bylaws for the village's nonprofit, low-power radio station that will guide how the station will be run.
Fort officials question state report card measurements
FORT RECOVERY - School administrators discussed the district's state report card on Tuesday, going into detail on grades of which they were proud and measurements they felt were mistaken.
Redskins avenge early loss to Tigers with sweep in St. Henry
ST. HENRY - The first set of Tuesday's Versailles-St. Henry volleyball battle was played as expected: hard fought and to the wire.
Nobody expected how the second set turned out.
Area Roundup
Wildcats have big day at Minster XC Classic
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary Rasberry
Minster swept the team titles at the Minster Classic Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday at Four Seasons Park.
Siblings launch Sassy Sisters
NEW BREMEN - Sisters Margie Tebbe and Deb Rindler have fulfilled their dream of opening a home-decor boutique store.
They opened Sassy Sisters Designs on Saturday. Tebbe said their grand opening was awesome.
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