Flood Watch issued August 13 at 10:22PM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, 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...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional storms will move into the area after midnight, persisting through late Friday morning. Heavy rain can be expected with these storms, with the risk of flash flooding increasing with storms that repeatedly move over the same locations.
Today 82° Today 82° chance 70° 70° chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° chance 74° 74° chance likely
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Thursday, December 14th, 2023
Parkway hires new FB coach
By William Kincaid
ROCKFORD - A former head coach of a professional indoor football team has been tapped to lead the Parkway varsity football team next year.
School board members at Wednesday night's regular meeting approved Brian Schmidt as the Panther's head coach for the 2024-2025 school year. They also moved to issue him a teacher's aide contract for the rest of this school year. [More]
Redskins pitcher Clune signs with Schoolcraft
By Tom Haines
ST. HENRY - St. Henry pitcher Lucas Clune signed a national letter of intent Wednesday to play baseball at Schoolcraft College next year.
In addition to its proximity to home - Schoolcraft, in Livonia, Michigan, is about half an hour closer than Walsh, the other school Clune considered - refining his game at a junior college was a path that appealed to him. [More]
Obituaries on December 14th, 2023
Dennis Barrett
It is with great sympathy that the family and friends of Dennis Duane Barrett a [More]
Robert Rutschilling
Robert V. Rutschilling, 64, Coldwater, died Dec. 11, 2023, in Lima.
Funeral service is 3 p.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater. [More]
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Subscriber stories on December 14th, 2023
Only a handful of people show for library parental ed
CELINA - Despite a public outcry from parents about allegations of sexual themes in books located in the kids' and teen sections at the Mercer County District Library, only five people attended a workshop designed to educate about parental controls.
Respiratory cases up in the county
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Health members on Wednesday morning heard that respiratory illnesses continue to proliferate in the county, as cases of COVID-19 and RSV are on the rise.
Board members OK funds for band uniforms
ST. MARYS - School board members on Wednesday approved appropriating $50,000 for new high school band uniforms.
The funds will go toward the purchase of 160 new band uniforms from Stanbury Uniforms of Brookfield, Missouri.
District to pursue budgeting plan for improvements
NEW BREMEN - School officials are pursuing a capital budgeting plan to address the state of district facilities and outline potential improvements.
Superintendent Jason Schrader at Wednesday night's board meeting said he contacted Garman/Miller to create a proposal for possible building updates.
Horse and Buggy Tales
The practice of door-to-door selling
In the mid-1890s, house-to-house selling was a major occupation, both rural and urban. In the rural areas, the dusty pack peddlers offered the farm wives their assortment of household needs.
The MAC at 50
'75 Flyers won first MAC state title
This isn't where the story began, but for what the Midwest Athletic Conference has evolved into, it might as well be.
Following a year of wetting
Alumni Notes
Oilers on a two-game win streak
By GARY R. RASBERRY and TOM HAINES
sports@dailystandard.com
After suffering through a five-game losing streak through the month of November, December has started out strong for the University of Findlay men's basketball team.
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