Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM 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 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - 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
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
By William Kincaid
A $77,000 infrastructure project slated to begin in two weeks along East Wayne Street and Fountain Avenue should improve both pedestrian and motorist safety, Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan says.
It is a project that school officials, the city and the industry on that corner support, they have indicated. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. HENRY - Although not planned, it was appropriate that the Fourth of July included some baseball.
With Thursday's Mercer County ACME sectional games rained out, four teams got an early start at the Wally Post Athletic Complex in a pair of elimination games from the sectional. [More]
Obituaries on July 5th, 2008
Lloyd Parker Basil, 94, of Van Wert, died at 8 p.m. July 3, 2008, at Van Crest Health Center, Van Wert. [More]
Lucille A. Fisher, 90, of St. Marys, died at 10:17 a.m. July 2, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Stella Rosina Mangen, 91, of Coldwater, died at 12:40 p.m. July 4, 2008, at her home. [More]
Ellen J. Troutman, 86, formerly of 217 Eastview Drive, Celina, died at 2:45 p.m. July 3, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Local pictures on July 5th, 2008
Subscriber stories on July 5th, 2008
A Maria Stein-area child is undergoing a series of rabies shots after being bitten by a stray cat that may have carried the disease.
According to o
They've been there well over a century - 14 Civil War soldiers resting for eternity in a little cemetery just north of New Knoxville. Two years ago, Arnett Cemetery on Moulton-Fort Amanda Road got some much needed tending.
COLDWATER - An elderly woman walking toward Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater on Thursday morning was struck by a straight truck at the intersection of Main and Second streets.
A former St. Marys auto dealer pleaded guilty Tuesday to scamming customers and the government of more than $200,000.
Brian K. Selby, 41, 234 Southway Drive, St. Marys, faces 18 years in prison and thousands of dollars in restitution upon sentencing, which was set for Aug. 13.
An itinerant man faces sex-related charges after he allegedly had sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl he met online.
John A. Walker Jr., 19, who
MINSTER - The fans who braved the unseasonable July crispness Friday afternoon at the Auglaize County ACME sectional elimination game at Hanover Street Park were treated to a dandy as the St. Marys Roughriders eliminated the Minster Wildcats 4-2 in 10 inning white knuckler.