Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Friday, January 15th, 2021
Obituaries on January 15th, 2021
Betty I. Shope, 94, of Rockford, Ohio, died Tuesday night, January 12, 2021, at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Ohio, where she was a patient. [More]
Reitta Bransteter, 88, of Rockford, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday morning, Jan [More]
Carol J. Knapke Calloway of Ocala, Florida went to her heavenly home, Sunday December 20, 2020. [More]
Stories on January 15th, 2021
Fairgrounds clinic for those 80 and older
CELINA - Organizers of Mercer County Health District's COVID-19 drive-thru vaccine clinic scheduled for Wednesday at the Mercer County Fairgrounds will now accept appointments. [More]
CELINA - Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors members discussed an improper composting complaint in December after staff received a report of partially composted turkey carcasses.
CELINA - A Celina couple is raising awareness of congenital heart disease, a serious and potentially fatal abnormality that has affected not only their lives but also those of several other families in Mercer County.
WAPAKONETA - Two new deaths and 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday raised Auglaize County's total death toll to 50 and total number of cases to 3,086.
CHICKASAW - Village council members on Wednesday night approved an ordinance to pursue easements for replacing sidewalk approaches along two state highways.
Editorial
This should be the least necessary sentence I've ever written: Mob justice has no place in our society.
It didn't when President Donald Trump's sup
Defense propels Wildcats past Rangers
NEW KNOXVILLE - Thursday's big Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball battle lived up to the hype as far as defense was concerned.
It was def [More]
MARIA STEIN - All season long, the Marion Local girls' basketball team has relied on defense.
On Thursday night, that vaunted Flyers defense was on full display, flummoxing Fort Recovery as Marion did just enough on offense to come away with a 42-32 Midwest Athletic Conference win at the Hangar.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
The Celina wrestling team improved to 5-0 in Western Buckeye League action and posted the first shutout in at least 10 years - and possibly first-ever - in defeating Bath 72-0 on Thursday night in Bath Township.
COLDWATER - Take the pictures. Behave. Remember why you're there. That's the advice Alex Grieshop has for anyone planning to be in a wedding this year.
Local pictures on January 15th, 2021