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.
Flood Advisory issued June 10 at 12:40AM EDT until June 10 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer. * WHEN...Until 500 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1240 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, Wabash, Mendon, Montezuma, Tama and Neptune.
Sheriff proposes plan to rent out space, increase revenue
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Cell space at the new Mercer County Adult Detention Center soon may be rented to out-of-county inmates as a means to boost revenue.
Sheriff Jeff Grey approached county commissioners Thursday with the idea. No formal action was taken, but commissioners agreed to the venture and asked Grey to provide further information. [More]
MINSTER - Patrick "Pat" Timmerman picks up a piece of wood in his basement workshop and sees all the things it could become with the assistance of saws, drills and sanders.
CELINA - Work on the walkway along Grand Lake is progressing quickly and under budget, according to Celina City Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan.
An 18-year-old Celina man remains incarcerated in the Mercer County Adult Detention Center after Celina Police responded to reports of two suspects ransacking vehicles along Sugar Street early Thursday morning.
Citizens should be cautious when dealing with door-to-door vendors, Celina Police Chief Dave Slusser said in a statement to the newspaper Friday after receiving a complaint from Celina City Councilman Ed Jeffries.
