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
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
By William Kincaid
Celina's application for the Ohio Department of Development's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant was rejected for a second year in a row, Celina Mayor Sharon LaRue notified city council members on Monday evening.
City officials had submitted an application for a $400,000 grant to be used for downtown revitalization. [More]
Local ag official hopes similar event can be done in Mercer County
By Nancy Allen
A local ag official is helping plan an event that will combine music and agriculture set to take place in Shelby County in March.
If all goes well, it might be possible to do a similar event here, said Chris Gibbs, executive director of the Mercer County Farm Service Agency. [More]
Local pictures on December 18th, 2007
Subscriber stories on December 18th, 2007
Celina City Schools board of education passed the final resolution to get a replacement income tax levy on the March 4 primary ballot. If passed, the 0.75 percent, five-year replacement levy would generate $2.175 million annually.
Curly red locks dangle down above piercing, dark eyes that peer out of the cardboard boxes in the office at Harbor Life Ministries (HLM) in Celina.
MINSTER - Students in the Minster school district will be learning Mandarin Chinese in the future as part of an Ohio Department of Education (ODE) program.