Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Saturday, February 3rd, 2024
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The Mercer County Recorder's Office is in the final stages of a multi-year project to upload mortgages to its website.
Once completed, all mortgages dating back to 1980 will be available to view on the office's website, said county recorder Julie Peel. [More]
Celina wins Friday night wrestling battle over Coldwater
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - Instead of the dribbling of basketballs on the Palace floor on Friday night, mat action was the main event as Coldwater and Celina faced off in a battle of Mercer County teams for the fifth time on Friday nights. The theme of the night was Heroes Night, honoring veterans, police officers, firefighters and first responders with each Coldwater wrestler wearing a warmup shirt that honoring a name of a veteran or first responder. [More]
Obituaries on February 3rd, 2024
Harold E. "Harry" Riethman, age 76 of Minster, Ohio, died on Friday, February 2, 2024 at his home in Minster. [More]
Carolyn S. Zizelman, age 73, of Celina, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024. [More]
Local pictures on February 3rd, 2024
Subscriber stories on February 3rd, 2024
Chipmaker Intel has pushed back the timeline for its $20 billion semiconductor factory in central Ohio. Production was initially expected to come online at the end of 2025.
Services can help detect fake deeds
CELINA - Mercer County property owners can sign up for a free service designed to protect against fraud, said county recorder Julie Peel.
"Scammer
ROCKFORD - Marion Local sophomore Grant Kremer banked in a buzzer-beater a few steps inside the half court line to give the Flyers a wild 42-39 victory over Parkway Friday night at the Panther Gymnasium.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Baylen Blockberger scored all of Coldwater's points in the two overtime periods as the Cavaliers maintained its share of the Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball lead with a 65-60 win at Versailles on Friday night.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys coach Dan Hegemier wasn't exactly preaching positivity after Friday's game.
The outcome looks positive in the win-loss column, though.
FORT RECOVERY - As in its first matchup with Fort Recovery, St. Henry took a double-digit lead in the first half, and the Indians were only able to keep pace the rest of the way.