Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM 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 800 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - 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.
Officials continue to investigate a Friday afternoon fire at the Mersman Furniture Co. that is believed to be suspicious in nature.
Celina firefighters responding to the 4:41 p.m. call at 500 W. Wayne St. found two minor fires at the north end of the three-story building. Fire chief Doug Kuhn attributed smouldering sawdust in one area to careless smoking. [More]
Richard M. Barber, 61, formerly of 519 Cron St., Celina, died at 2 a.m. Oct. 14, 2007, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
A 20-year Franklin Township Trustee faces a challenge from the man who first encouraged him to run for office, and two political newcomers seek to replace the township's long-time clerk at the Nov. 6 election.
MINSTER - District residents can check the status of school finances as well as legislative action that could impact the bottom line thanks to a new feature on the Minster Local Schools Web site (www.minster.k12.oh.us/#).
ST. HENRY - School officials may need to place a new operating levy on the ballot in a few years, as the district is projected to be in the red in fiscal year 2011.
Eight weeks are done, and just two remain in the high school football regular season. The computer points are starting to shake out, enough that later this week we will be able to make projections as to who is likely to make the playoffs and who isn't.
