Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007 | The Daily Standard

Flood Warning issued September 16 at 6:44AM EDT until September 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 642 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with several roads closed near and west of Celina. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.

Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 4:36AM EDT until September 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 435 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, McCartyville, Montra, St. Johns, Bulkhead and Egypt.

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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

Fatal accidents down in Mercer County up, slightly in Auglaize

By Shelley Grieshop

Keep your eye on the road.

That's the message area law enforcement officers are hoping motorists heed as the new year begins.

"I'd like to ask motorists to concentrate more when they're behind the wheel; focus on what they're doing," said Lt. Dan Lay, commander of the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. [More]

Flyers making it look easy on way to perfect 3-0 start

By Tom Hendrixson

MARIA STEIN - During the warm-ups at The Hangar on Saturday night the pregame music was skipping and cutting out until a new CD was inserted, but that was about the only thing that didn't go right for Marion Local as the Flyers won their third game in as many tries, beating Covington by a convincing 50-27 score. [More]

Obituaries on January 2nd, 2007

Esther Allen

Esther Allen, 99, of Lima, died at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 30, 2006, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]

Dorothy Fitzgerald

Dorothy Fitzgerald, 87, of Tecumseh Drive, St. Marys, died at 7:55 p.m. Dec. 30 [More]

Anna Rita Huelskamp

North Star native Anna Rita Huelskamp, 75, of Portland, Ind., died at 3:20 p.m. Dec. 31, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]

Charmaine Leach

Charmaine Leach, 77, 103 Dieker Place, St. Marys, died at 5:55 a.m. Dec. 31, 2006, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]

Raymond Miller

Raymond G. Miller, 79, of Portland, Ind., died the early morning of Jan. 1, 2007, in the Jay County Hospital, Portland. [More]

Alicia Monroe

Alicia S. Monroe, 58, 1118 Princeton Ave., Celina, died at 11:50 p.m. Dec. 29, 2006, at Kobacker House, Columbus. Death was due to natural causes. [More]

Dolores Stienecker

Dolores Stienecker, 85, 116 N. Buckeye St., St. Marys, died at 4:15 a.m. Dec. 3 [More]

Richard Zimmerman

Richard F. Zimmerman, 80, 156 E. Third St., Minster, died at 7:45 a.m. Dec. 29, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was ill one week. [More]

Local pictures on January 2nd, 2007

Subscriber stories on January 2nd, 2007

Most significant locally in 2006

The protracted contract negotiations and eventual three-month strike by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. workers rated as the biggest news story of 2006.

Family dog apparently dies in St. Marys shed fire

Firefighters believe an elderly dog perished in a weekend shed fire in St. Marys, although family members are holding out hope their pet is still alive.

Celina man jailed for theft

Rogelio Rodreguez found driving a stolen pickup truck

A Celina man is being held in the Mercer County Jail in connection with a stolen vehicle.

Rogelio "Roy" Rodreguez, 37, 440 Touvelle St., Lot 18, was apprehended while driving a 1996 Ford pickup truck southbound on Mill Street near Anthony Street at 12:05 a.m. Dec. 31.

Bulldog boys and girls swim their way to second

Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry

Celina earned two second-place finishes behind Western Buckeye League rival Shawnee at the annual Lima Area Swim Coaches Association's Holiday Invitational held Saturday at the Lima YMCA.

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