Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Monday, July 10th, 2006
By Shelley Grieshop
OSGOOD - Fresh green beans and a decorated carrot cake are nestled with other garden and homemade goodies on a table beneath a low-hanging apple tree at St. Maria's Community Farm.
On Saturday, traffic buzzed quickly by the fresh produce stand along state Route 705 where area residents sell their home-grown goods and baked items on Saturdays to benefit the less fortunate. Eileen Marchal and her son, Kurt, reposition the donated wares to make room for a few quart-sized bags of gooseberries. [More]
Mercer and Auglaize county
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - The Grand Lake area is assured of at least one team making it to the championship game of the District 4 ACME baseball tournament this Sunday.
All four area teams won their tournament openers on Sunday at Hanover Street Park in Minster.
The wins ranged from Coldwater's 3-0 pitcher's duel victory over Van Wert to St. Marys' 16-0 pasting of Fort Loramie in the nightcap. [More]
Obituaries on July 10th, 2006
Joan E. Blakeley, 78, of North Star, died at 12:10 p.m. July 8, 2006, at Briarwood Manor, Coldwater. [More]
Verna L. Brunswick, 94, of Minster and Newport, died at 5 p.m. July 7, 2006, at Fairhaven County Home, Sidney, where she was a resident for five years. [More]
Marceil Schlosser, 80, 4650 Fairground Road, Celina, died at 9:35 p.m. July 9, [More]
Richard W. Timmerman, 77, 1865 state Route 49, Fort Recovery, died at 6:32 p.m. July 8, 2006, at Briarwood Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on July 10th, 2006
Subscriber stories on July 10th, 2006
There was no sticker shock for Mercer County officials last week when the final estimates for a proposed sewer project came in right where they were previously predicted.
Mercer County Fair Board members are buying the building on the south side of the fairgrounds previously owned by the local Fraternal Order of Police chapter.
Celina City Council members will be asked at tonight's regular meeting to approve a plan to put a winding, paved pathway through Miller Woods, located at Westview Park.
The Wabash River Conser-vancy board of directors Saturday approved a $38,500 preliminary operating budget for 2007, reported conservancy Secretary Lil Knapke.
The Grand Lake Mariners inched closer to .500 in the GLSCL with a 14-5 drubbing of Lake Erie on Friday at Ned Skeddon Field in Toledo.
The Mariners improve to 13-14-1 and are a half-game back of Delaware for the sixth and final spot in the playoffs.