Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 | The Daily Standard

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.

Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* 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 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 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.

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Swap could lead to new Celina park drive

By William Kincaid

Pullman Bay Park in Celina may be getting a new access drive to replace the dangerous park entrance next to the R.J. Corman Railroad track - a move requiring the city to swap land with property owner Ron Amstutz.

Last week city officials and some [More]

Drunk driver faces eight years in prison for traffic fatality

By Shelley Grieshop

A St. Marys woman has admitted to driving with a blood-alcohol level four times the legal limit and causing the traffic death of a Wapakoneta woman on U.S. 33 in November.

Alissa L. Townsend, 48, 1109 Nagel St., faces up to eight years in prison a [More]

Celina woman facing several counts of theft by deception

By Margie Wuebker

A Celina woman faces 10 counts of theft by deception after she allegedly altered checks written to her for services she received.

Elnora Levi, 70, 918 Sycamore St., pleaded not guilty during a recent appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. She remains free on her own recognizance pending an April 9 pretrial hearing. [More]

Obituaries on March 19th, 2008

Andrew Dixon

Andrew Donald Dixon, 79, of St. Marys, died at 1:10 p.m. March 10, 2008, at the St. Marys Living Center. [More]

Colleen Schulte

Colleen E. Schulte, 81, of 800 Echo St., Celina, died at 2:10 a.m. March 18, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]

Local pictures on March 19th, 2008

Subscriber stories on March 19th, 2008

A time to give support

Funerals continue today as family and friends bid farewell to four young men who died early Saturday morning in a traffic accident at the intersection of County Road 716A and Brockman Road near St. Sebastian.

Councilors concerned about land exchange

Some Celina City Council members have concerns about the proposed land swap required to construct a safer entrance into Pullman Bay Park off Lake Shore Drive.

Parkway principal moves up to superintendent

ROCKFORD - Parkway High School Principal Greg Puthoff has been named superintendent of the 1,100-student school district.

Puthoff, 47, who has serv

Hundreds of FFA youth to converge on fairgrounds

Mercer County Fairgrounds will be crawling with young people and farm animals on Thursday as the county's FFA chapters host the second annual Mercer County FFA Invitational from 10 a.m. to noon.

Council seeking bids for water plant study

Fort Recovery village councilors toured the village's water plant prior to Monday's council meeting.

"We are advertising for proposals for a compre

Celina schools business manager to leave city schools after next year

Celina Schools Business Manager Mike McKirnan announced at this week's board of education meeting that next year will be his last with the city schools.

Levy failure causes staff to look for new funding ideas

ROCKFORD - At Tuesday's Parkway Local Schools board of education meeting, Superintendent. Doug Karst briefly discussed the failure of the 4.5-mill permanent improvement levy that was on the March primary ballot.

New council member sworn in to fill seat

ROCKFORD - Village resident Steve Gehle was appointed to council during a meeting Tuesday. He fills the seat of former Councilman Randy Gutierrez.

St. Marys man gets prison time for weapon possession

A St. Marys man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for possessing a sawed-off shotgun and failing to appear in court last fall.

Todd M. McClain

Snyder overcomes knee injury to sign with Toledo

Ever since Julie Snyder started walking through the halls at Celina High School as a freshman, it was clear that she was a Division I caliber of an athlete.

Bergman will compete next for the Air Force

NEW BREMEN - Bryce Bergman is used to getting air when jumping over hurdles.

Now the New Bremen senior will get serious altitude.

Bergman has accepted an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado, getting a chance to compete for the USAFA's track program.

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