Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Attorneys for a Chickasaw man accused in the traffic deaths of four area residents want Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham to throw out potential evidence in the case. They filed the necessary paperwork Monday afternoon.
Celina's new water treatment facility aimed at making the city's water safer to drink and tasting better is expected to be online some time in July, city consultant Kent Bryan says.
Bryan and water plant superintendent Mike Sudman took Celina City Council members on a tour of the new granular activated carbon (GAC) building on Wednesday evening. The building is on the site of the former Blue Goose along U.S. 127. [More]
Area health departments - including those in Mercer and Auglaize counties - may jointly hire someone to handle complaint and enforcement of Ohio's smoking ban.
The Grand Lake-area counties hope to work with officials in Van Wert and Allen counties to hire a "smoking inspector" to investigate complaints and handle the prosecution process of the smoke-free workplace act passed by voters in November 2006. [More]
His unborn child dies in alleged beating of girlfriend
A Celina man faces murder and involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from an April 27 altercation that allegedly resulted in the death of his unborn child.
Celina city administrators once again will apply for $400,000 for downtown revitalization through the Ohio Department of Development's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant.
Mercer County health officials have approved action to make it easier for local commercial plumbers to obtain permits and inspections.
Mercer County-Celina City Health Department board members meeting Wednesday gave the OK to contract with the Miami County Health Department for the services.
Celina native Cody Reichard, has had to go the distance - literally and geographically - to become one of the best junior hockey goalies in the nation.
ST. HENRY - Special events like birthdays, first communions, confirmations, homecomings, proms and even graduations come in fours at the home of Greg and Lynn Rinderle.
