Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Obituaries on December 29th, 2007
Ruel Harner, 92, 9944 Celina-Mendon Road, Celina, died Dec. 27, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Doyt Dean Thomas, 82, 605 Black Oak Drive, St. Marys, died 12:05 a.m., Dec. 27, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Gertrude M. Topp, 88, formerly of 217 S. Walnut St., New Bremen, and a resident [More]
Stories on December 29th, 2007
Japanese comic books with unique look spur formation of group in St. Marys
ST. MARYS - A group of local teens decided last summer to create their own comic book, but it's certainly not your grandfather's idea of a comic book - this one will be manga. [More]
The number of sexual predators in Mercer County will increase from seven to 37 on Tuesday when a new sex offender classification system begins under Ohio Senate Bill 10, also known as the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act.
Wapakoneta bike shop owners organize outing starting at Lake Shore Drive
The public is invited to participate in an around-the-lake bike ride on Tuesday, as two local proprietors hope to start the new year off on the right pedal.
Wolves sweep the Shootout crowns for varsity and JV
Worthington Kilbourne traveled nearly two hours to participate in the 27th Annual HALLiday Shootout at Celina's Fieldhouse, and the Wolves are certainly glad that they did.
COLDWATER - Appropriately, it will be two Mercer County teams playing for the championship of the inaugural Mercer Health Holiday Classic.
Fort Rec [More]
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers looked a lot like an older model car in Friday night's non-conference game against the Newton Indians.
They took awhile to get going, but once they did they purred like a kitten.
SIDNEY - The New Bremen Cardinals survived a wild fourth quarter on Friday night and came home with a 63-61 non-league win over the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys came back from an early deficit to capture its first win of the season in a 47-40 contest over Perry at McBroom Gymnasium.
Local pictures on December 29th, 2007