Flood Advisory issued August 19 at 3:55PM EDT until August 19 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 355 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, Montezuma, Carthagena and Maria Stein.
Flood Watch issued August 19 at 12:40PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Shelby and Union.
* WHEN...From 4 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A complex of storms will develop later this afternoon and continue overnight. Repeated rounds of storms, combined with the extremely wet soil conditions will increase the risk for flash flooding later this evening into the overnight hours.
Flood Advisory issued August 19 at 4:25PM EDT until August 19 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Logan County in west central Ohio... Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 730 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 425 PM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges 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 of 1 to 2 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Sidney, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, Hardin, Huntsville, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Swanders, Montra, Mccartyville, Maplewood, Pemberton and Lake Loramie State Park.
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
Obituaries on January 15th, 2019
Brodi Alan Dwight Barnes, 20, Weston, died on Jan. 10, 2019, at his residence. [More]
Stories on January 15th, 2019
Dublin woman accused in friend's stabbing death
WAPAKONETA - A Dublin woman arrested in St. Marys on murder charges has undergone two psychiatric evaluations and was found to be incompetent to stand trial in Auglaize County Municipal Court on Monday. [More]
ST. HENRY - School board members on Monday approved placing an emergency operating levy renewal on the May ballot.
District treasurer Jennifer Bru
Woman accused of inappropriate sexual relationship with teen boy
CELINA - Celina police officers on Monday afternoon arrested Heather Henry, a 47-year-old Immaculate Conception School teacher, on charges alleging an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy, according to a news release from police chief Tom Wale. [More]
SIDNEY -A Shelby County grand jury has indicted a St. Henry woman on a third-degree felony charge of aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal crash in June, according to court records.
Officials also move to increase pay for part-time firefighters
CELINA - City council members on Monday night passed a long-discussed piece of legislation addressing grass clippings blown into city streets and moved to increase the wages of part-time firefighters.
CELINA - School board members on Monday approved a budget cut plan that calls for reducing expenses by $1.5 million.
The changes come in light of
Mayor presents annual report
ST. MARYS - City employees including police officers will receive a 2.5 percent pay raise this year and in 2020 and 2021.
City council members on M
DAYTON - Wright State University faculty members confirmed they will strike on Jan. 22 beginning at 8 a.m. at the entrances of the Dayton and Lake campuses.
Slick roads over the weekend caused 17 slide-off accidents, including one in which the motorist lost control of his vehicle, which struck a house.
ST. HENRY - Village officials are considering a new, lower-cost road resurfacing process for lightly traveled roads, such as those in residential areas.
NEW BREMEN - An ordinance that changes how village employees' cost-of-living adjustments are handled was passed unanimously by council members on Monday.
COLDWATER - The first village council meeting of 2019 began on Monday with mayor Joe Knapschaefer thanking residents who have served on boards and committees.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools Board of Education members re-elected their president and vice president at Monday's meeting.
Randy Bruns, nomin
Coldwater hits 12 3s in win over Celina
COLDWATER - The way his team played on Monday night, Coldwater boys' basketball coach Nick Fisher might have to be considering scheduling a few more Monday nighters.
ST. HENRY - The real St. Henry showed up in the fourth quarter against Anna on Monday night.
By that point, it was too little too late.
Anna ju
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Van Wert took control in the second quarter and held off Marion Local for a 69-61 win in non-conference boys basketball action on Monday night at the Hangar in Maria Stein.
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