Flood Advisory issued June 10 at 3:38AM EDT until June 10 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer. * WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 338 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, Wabash, Mendon, Montezuma, Tama and Neptune.
Heat Advisory issued June 10 at 2:31AM EDT until June 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected. * WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Another rural county sewer system will be built sometime next year, which should ease pressure from the EPA for the county to provide sewer service to nearly 100 homes west of Celina.
The sewer extension would serve the Menchhofer Woods subdivision and a portion of Fleetfoot Road. EPA testing has shown signs of failing septic systems in the area and most of the properties are not large enough to comply with new state sewage rules that take effect next year. [More]
WAPAKONETA - A 19-year-old St. Marys man will spend six months in the county jail for driving drunk and crashing his car into a home while fleeing from law enforcement.
Travis Paulus, 316 Beech St., St. Marys, also was sentenced to five years comm [More]
Anna Pauline DeLong, 82, of St. Marys, died Nov. 29, 2006, at Otterbein Retirement Living Community, after a battle of two and a half years with ovarian cancer. [More]
Celina city officials are preparing to do some updates to the aging water plant now that it is clear the city will be operating the plant for the foreseeable future.
ST. MARYS - A swell of swimmers last summer doubled the attendance numbers at the St. Marys Community Pool. And, more good news is that pool fees will not increase for next season.
