Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM 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 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - 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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
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Thursday, September 19th, 2024
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At left is James Zura Riley. Born in Deep Cut in 1865 to Calvin E. and Gabrilla Riley, he was a teacher, farmer, oil driller and Alaskan gold prospector before he was 33 years old. While in Alaska, he kept a detailed journal of his 15-man crew. Upon his return from Alaska, Zura went into the hardware business then banking. He resided at 130 E. Market St., Celina until his death in 1954. His daughter Lena Riley occupied the house until 1974 where, upon her death, the house was sold to the county for use as the Mercer County Historical Society.

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