Flood Watch issued August 14 at 2:57PM EDT until August 16 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, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected to move through the region Saturday into Saturday night. Given the saturated ground, additional heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding.
Today 82° Today 82° likely chance 70° 70° chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° chance 74° 74° chance likely
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Friday, March 15th, 2019
Driver dies after crash
First fatality of 2019
By Leslie Gartrell
FORT RECOVERY - A car crash on Monday resulted in the first traffic fatality of the year in Mercer County.
Carth Jones, 63, Bradford, was driving westbound and failed to stop at the stop sign at Fort Recovery-Minster Road and State Route 119, according to a Fort Recovery Police Department news release. Jones' vehicle struck an eastbound pickup truck owned by Ottawa Oil Co. Inc., driven by Peter Walker, 55, Columbus Grove. [More]
Obituaries on March 15th, 2019
Sharon Hierholzer
Sharon E. Hunlock Hierholzer, Celina, died on Oct. 17, 2018.
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Pauline Stein
Pauline Stein, age 86 of Mendon, Ohio passed away on Wednesday March 13, 2019 at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
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Chickasaw water users may face set fee
CHICKASAW - Residents may be charged a base fee on their water bills even if their service is halted.
Village councilors on Wednesday discussed ch
Barley touted as profitable crop
CELINA - Ag Solutions Coordinator Theresa Dirksen said local crop farmers should consider planting barley, noting "there may be a better opportunity
Wet weather slows manure application
Local winter ban ended March 1
CELINA - The Grand Lake Watershed manure ban ended at the beginning of the month although ag officials haven't yet seen full-scale applications due to unfavorable ground conditions, Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members learned on Thursday.
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