Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Local teen team one of few chosen for contest
By Janie Southard
Look ... up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Celina's entry into the Nashville, Tenn., Flugtag.       Eleven 2007 Celina grads have built a flying machine to compete in Saturday's Red Bull Flugtag.
Flugtag literally translates from German as "flying day," which loosely translates once more into "air show." However you say it, the one-day event will see about 30 human-powered, creatively designed and often garage-built aircraft take off over the Cumberland River. [More]
Errant intentional walk brings home winning run
By Gary R. Rasberry
As Grand Lake skipper Scott French said, it was a wild way to win, but they'll take it.
After losing a 4-3 lead in the eighth inning, the Mariners came back in the 11th, scoring on a botched intentional walk attempt to post a 5-4 win over the Licking County Settlers at Jim Hoess Field. [More]
Obituaries on June 21st, 2007
Bob Downing, 81, of Englewood, died June 18, 2007, at a hospice in Dayton.
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Jennifer Lynn Fortman, 32, of Van Wert, died at 4:10 p.m. June 18, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, of natural causes. [More]
Local pictures on June 21st, 2007
Subscriber stories on June 21st, 2007
Faulty equipment is the cause of the recent power outages in the area, Dayton Power and Light officials report.
Over two-thousand DP&L electricity customers in the areas of Rockford, Willshire, Mercer, Wren, Mendon and Glenmore lost power on two occasions this week.
Wright State University Lake Campus will offer two new bachelor of arts programs this fall, in which enrolling students can take all required classes at the branch.
ST. HENRY - The school's agriculture and industrial arts facility is undergoing a $34,000 renovation and reorganization project to utilize maximum space, according to Superintendent Rod Moorman.
ROCKFORD - Village officials are considering the consolidation of the tax administrator and village fiscal officer positions.
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A ninth-inning rally came up short as St. Henry American Legion Post 648 suffered a 6-4 loss to Sidney Post 217 in District Two action at Sidney on Wednesday.
Last week, the first installment of The Daily Standard's sudoku guide demonstrated how to solve easy puzzles using two techniques. In this second edition, last week's techniques will be employed, but when their limitations are reached, a new approach will be introduced.