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.
After a long sabbatical from the Mercer County Knights of Columbus track and field meet, Celina took home both team trophies as action concluded on Friday with running finals and the delayed pole vault finals at Cavalier Stadium. [More]
The Rev. John E. Ramsey, 58, 802 W. Jackson St., St. Marys, died at 3:58 p.m. May 8, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, following a brief illness. [More]
The lawsuit against a local zoning appeals board and Mercer Energy regarding a zoning variance is set for a pretrial hearing on Monday, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Andy Hinders.
The Mercer County Chapter of Pheasants Forever recently planted thousands of trees and shrubs in Franklin Township as part of a greenspace preservation project.
An extensive $227,000 renovation of the Junior Fair Building at the Mercer County Fairgrounds should start soon even though the fair board is a little short of funds, according to fair manager Steve Schulte.
ROCKFORD - Local businesses may have to pay the village to hang advertising banners on village poles if a proposal submitted to the village council is approved.
Coldwater pulled away from New Bremen late to capture an outright Midwest Athletic Conference title with a 10-4 winon Friday in a game moved from New Bremen to Veterans Field in Coldwater.
ROCKFORD - With postseason play on the horizon, the Parkway Panthers flexed their offensive muscle on Friday night as they run-ruled the Fort Recovery Indians 15-5 in five innings during Midwest Athletic Conference play at a stormy Don Black Field.
