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Flood Warning issued September 16 at 6:44AM EDT until September 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 642 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with several roads closed near and west of Celina. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.

Thursday, August 29th, 2019

Photo by Sydney Albert/The Daily Standard

Cranberries shine in the sun on Jack Leffel's property Tuesday. A row of cranberry trees, as well as other rows of saplings including species like sawtooth oak, are intended to serve as a windbreak for the grassland and wetland areas on the property near Wapakoneta.

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A Healthy Habitat

WAPAKONETA - Dozens of habitat managers enrolled in programs such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve Program gathered Tuesday to hear and share tips on wetlands, grassland and windbreak management. [More]

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