Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 10:03AM EDT until September 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
Mercer County Fair Board members will eventually replace Fair Manager Scott Riffle who recently resigned, but will have to fill in themselves to pull off some upcoming events.
ST. MARYS - Voters will see the school district's 6.9 mill, 28-year bond levy on the ballot on Nov. 6, but the ballot language is misleading in that it seems to include money for land purchase.
Mercer County Commissioners last week signed a loan subordination agreement that will help a St. Henry company secure other loans to carry out a planned expansion.
MENDON - While other teens were spending summer vacation at the pool or the mall, Shalishah Bruce was cooking and giving advice to a group of young children at a Christian camp in Montana.
Celina suffered its first match loss of the season, falling to Fremont Ross 3-2 in the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association Team Tournament played on Thursday at Celina.
