Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
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Monday, June 11th, 2007
New coordinator proposed for watershed
By William Kincaid
Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance board members recommended hiring Laura Walker, Montezuma, as the new watershed coordinator during a special meeting Friday night.
Theresa Dirksen, the current watershed coordinator, said the recommendation of Walker will be presented to the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board during a meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday. The SWCD board is in charge of hiring a watershed coordinator. [More]
A prayer for rain
Day after day the sun shone out
Till the earth was choking with dust and drought,
And millions of blossoms on hill and plain
Were almost dead for the want of rain.
All through the meadows the heads of wheat
Bent low with the long-continued heat [More]
Obituaries on June 11th, 2007
Norman Behr
Norman Behr, 70, of Fort Loramie, died June 10, 2007, at his home.
Funeral ar [More]
Nelma Hecht
Nelma L. Hecht, 90, formerly of 413 Arlington St., St. Marys, died at 1 a.m. June 9, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Rev. Emil Labbe
The Rev. Emil J. Labbe, 66, died at 12:23 p.m. June 8, 2007, in the infirmary of St. Charles Center, Carthagena, where he was a resident. [More]
Willis Matthews
Willis "Matt" Matthews, 58, 1010 Kimberly Drive, St. Marys, died suddenly June 8, 2007, at his home. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Donna Rohrbach
Donna Jean Rohrbach, 82, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died at 1:30 p.m. June 10, 2007, [More]
Clarence Weitzel
Clarence A. Weitzel, 89, 2687 Mercer-Darke County Line Road, Fort Recovery, died at 9:10 a.m. June 10, 2007, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Anna Whitaker
Former Cridersville resident Anna E. Whitaker, 84, of Miller House, Celina, died at 2 p.m. June 8, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on June 11th, 2007
Subscriber stories on June 11th, 2007
Auglaize County health official suggests delaying new sewage systems
WAPAKONETA - An Auglaize County health official believes the new home sewage system regulations will be repealed or amended and is advising property owners to temporarily "wait and see" before building one.
Thornsberry sparkled on the mound as sophomore
When a dominant pitcher finishes up a season, if she's a senior, there may be a few opposing coaches who will send a graduation card or present, knowing that they won't have to see that pitcher again.
Grothause hoping that state appearance is only the beginning for softball program
Sue Grothause is one of the veterans of the Grand Lake area when it comes to softball.
Not only has she coached the St. Marys program for 19 seasons, winning 241 games in the process, she also played regularly, especially with the Celina Suns through the years.
Mariners split with Terriers
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
The Grand Lake Mariners salvaged a split on the road with the Stark Count Terriers on Sunday in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action.
Grand Lake now 3-0 in exhibition
With a league doubleheader on tap Sunday, Grand Lake skipper Scott French was looking to save on arms during Saturday evening's exhibition game with the Portland Rockets at Jim Hoess Field.
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