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, April 30th, 2007
By Margie Wuebker
Anyone can become a victim of identity theft - a retired person down the street, a teacher at the local high school, even the wife of a sheriff.
Kay Grey, wife of Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, recently joined the ranks of an estimated 27 million Americans who have become identity theft victims during the last five years. And she is one of 16 Mercer County residents victimized within a six-month period. [More]
By Bruce Monnin
NEW BREMEN - During a year in which poor weather has caused the cancellation or rescheduling of many weekend meets, the Cardinal Invitational got great weather and provided an opportunity for area athletes to prepare for the upcoming conference and tournament meets. [More]
Obituaries on April 30th, 2007
Lloyd Kaylor, 92, 09328 Neptune-Mendon Road, Celina, died April 29, 2007, at hi [More]
Local pictures on April 30th, 2007
Subscriber stories on April 30th, 2007
Local government officials across the state are worried that a bill pending in the Ohio Senate would rob them of their home rule authority and divert millions of dollars in tax revenue to the state.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina baseball team dropped a pair of games to Northmont on Saturday to fall below .500 at 10-12 on the season.
ROSSBURG - Robert Ballou of Rocklin, Calif., conquered Eldora Speedway on one of its rough nights on Saturday, passing Brady Short and Levi Jones on the sixth lap to win his first USAC National Sprint feature win in the opening round of the Border Wars.
ROCKFORD - The Parkway Panthers took advantage of some shoddy play from the New Bremen Cardinals to post a wild 7-5 Midwest Athletic Conference win Saturday morning at Don Black Field.