Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:09AM EDT until September 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 309 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash 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.
70° 70° slight chance chance Wed 86° Wed 86° chance 69° 69° slight chance chance Thu 84° Thu 84° likely
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Farms fined over manure
By Nancy Allen
Two Mercer County farm operations have been fined in a local court and sent violation notices from the Ohio EPA after manure from their facilities got into the Wabash River in November.
They are LDT Keller Farms, LLC, 841 Burkettsville-St. Henry Road, Fort Recovery, whose president is Luke Keller, and Stateline Agri, Inc., 1031 state Route 29, Celina, whose president is Rick Kremer. [More]
Opposition keeps march to new West Bank Rotary Walkway at slow pace
By Timothy Cox
The proposed West Bank Rotary Walkway project and a related wetlands mitigation project are moving forward - slowly.
For the second time in a month, Celina City Council members were thwarted in their attempts to pass emergency legislation to get the projects moving forward. They originally had hoped that construction contractors could be working on the new lakefront walkway by March 1. [More]
Obituaries on January 23rd, 2007
Linda Alderton
Former Piqua resident, Linda Lee Alderton, 45, 830 W. Main St., Coldwater, died [More]
Robert Hess
Robert W. Hess, 79, formerly of Osgood, died Jan. 20, 2007, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Elmer Lange
Elmer H. Lange, 87, 307 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 5:50 p.m. Jan. 21, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
James Schelby
James Schelby, 61, 420 Woodward St., St. Marys, died at 2:28 p.m. Jan. 20, 2007, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, following a brief illness. [More]
Lloyd Smith
Lloyd O. Smith, 84, of Sidney, died at 1:45 a.m. Jan. 21, 2007, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. [More]
L. Mildred Smith
L. Mildred Smith, 93, died at 4 a.m. Jan. 20, 2007, at Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Marys, where she was a resident since 1997. [More]
Local pictures on January 23rd, 2007
Subscriber stories on January 23rd, 2007
Splish splashin' around
Local infants take to the water with adults
Swimmer Keaten Watson isn't exactly doing the backstroke or double flips off the diving board. For now, sucking pool water off his fingers gives the 8-month-old much more satisfaction.
Homeowners given option to hook up
COLDWATER - Village officials are being pro-active in anticipation of more requests to hook into the village sewer system.
They have been working o
Officer promoted to full time
COLDWATER - Following an executive session at Monday's village council meeting, patrolman Lucas Wolfe was promoted from part-time to full-time officer, effective Jan. 29.
Employees receive recognition
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office honored some of its own Saturday during an annual breakfast meeting at Hopewell Grange.
Employees nominated co-workers throughout the year for numerous awards, with the administrative staff reviewing recommendations and making selections.
St. Henry shows economic growth over last five years
ST. HENRY - The village has experienced significant economic growth in the last five years, Village Administrator Don Hess said Monday night.
During the regular council meeting, Hess released a municipal income tax history sheet - showing an increase of $362,948.49 from 2002 to 2006.
General services department first to turn in annual report to council
ST. MARYS - The city's general services department is the first to present a 2006 annual report for city council's review.
At Monday's meeting, Saf
Man locked up on drug trafficking charges
A Fort Recovery man has been indicted on one count of trafficking in drugs.
Robert S. McGough, 34, 105 E. Broadway St., was taken into custody Monday and remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Jail pending an initial appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Local swimmers finding success
After a holiday break, college swimming got back underway.
For the Ohio Northern Polar Bears, the 2007 portion of the season got sweeter as both th
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