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
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
By Shelley Grieshop
Fines have been issued to four local veterans' clubs and lodges that reportedly continue to violate the new smoking ban approved by Ohio voters nine months ago.
Michelle Kimmel, director of environmental health at the Mercer County-Celina City He [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
A previous medical condition may have caused the death of a 48-year-old Dayton man who was killed in a three-vehicle crash in downtown Minster on Wednesday.
Pronounced dead at the scene was Richard M. Ferry Jr., the driver and lone occupant of a 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan, which was traveling northbound on state Route 66 at the state Route 119 intersection at 6:39 p.m. [More]
Obituaries on August 16th, 2007
Nicholas Bayer, 54, Germantown, Md., died Aug. 13, 2007, at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Edward Grant Jr., 51, 817 Rosedale Ave., St. Marys, died Aug. 15, 2007, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. Death was due to an apparent heart attack. [More]
Local pictures on August 16th, 2007
Subscriber stories on August 16th, 2007
Parkway school district is headed in the right direction. The district pulled an effective rating on the 2006-07 state report card for the second consecutive year. The district has struggled since the federally mandated testing program began in the late 1990s.
MINSTER - After 100 years in existence, the St. Augustine Men's Choir has logged another accomplishment - being named grand marshals for the Minster Oktoberfest Parade.
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery school district ended fiscal year 2007 in the black once again, with an 8.71 percent increase in the general fund balance, according to Treasurer Lori Koch.
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery FFA isn't just about "cows, sows and plows," according to vocational agriculture teacher Michael Gower, who updated school board members this week about his program.
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The Celina girls golf team shot a school record score on Wednesday and it helped the Bulldogs finish fifth at the Greenville Invitational.