Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 12:53AM EDT until July 11 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer. * WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1253 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Tama and Neptune.
Attorneys for the driver and his passenger, both of whom face separate charges involving the March 15 accident that killed four young local men, filed paperwork in local courts Friday.
Dayton attorneys Marc Ross and Scott Calaway representing Nicholas Schwieterman, 22, 90 S. Maple St. Chickasaw, filed a motion in Mercer County Common Pleas Court seeking to preserve evidence in the case. Schwieterman reportedly was driving the car involved in the crash. [More]
EMA coordinator says cost increase is likely next year
Twenty-one municipalities and townships will pay the same price as last year for ambulance services in 2008 from the Mercer County Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
