Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - 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.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Monday, June 16th, 2008
By William Kincaid
An optical scan paper ballot system will be used during the November presidential election, as the Mercer County Board of Elections unanimously approved the decision this morning.
Elections board members met this morning with Mercer County Commissioner Jerry Laffin to determine whether to use touchscreen voting machines or optical scan. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
A 62-year-old Rockford man died Saturday morning after losing control of his semi along U.S. 33, west of Harner Road.
Steven D. Henkle, 708 W. Bridge St., was pronounced dead at Van Wert County Hospital, where he was taken from the accident scene by a Rockford unit of the Mercer County Emergency Medical Services. [More]
Obituaries on June 16th, 2008
Darlene Roth Dicke, 54, of 1210 Kent Court, St. Marys, died at 11:10 p.m. June [More]
Brody Edward Harrod was stillborn on June 13, 2008, at Mercer County Community [More]
Steven D. Henkle, 62, of Rockford, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, following a semi-truck accident. [More]
Lowell L. "Chick" Schroeder, 75, 1198 Schroeder Road, Celina, died at 2:53 p.m. June 12, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Lena Ruth Whitacre, 84, of Redkey, Ind., died June 14, 2008, at her residence [More]
Local pictures on June 16th, 2008
Subscriber stories on June 16th, 2008
A bald eaglet recently was rescued by wildlife officials when its nest was blown away in a storm near Grand Lake.
The 10-week-old eaglet - which ha
NEW BREMEN - Village councilors last week scrapped plans to sell a used police car after the lone bid came in lower than junk prices.
Village Admi
For the first five innings of Sunday's Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League home opener, the Grand Lake Mariners were engaged in a solid pitching duel against the Licking County Settlers.
ROSSBURG - It has been nearly a clean sweep for Tracy Hines at Eldora Speedway this season as the New Castle, Ind., driver won the 30-lap USAC Border Wars National Sprint feature on Saturday night, leading the entire distance for his second victory at the half-mile dirt oval this season.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway rasied its win streak to three games, taking a doubleheader from Lima Senior on Saturday at Don Black Field in Rockford, moving the Panthers to 4-8 on the season.