Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
New manager on the go preparing for opening of Mercer County Fair
By Margie Wuebker
Steve Schulte pauses to answer the latest in a string of cell phone calls amid the sound of hammers, voices and radios wafting across the Mercer County Fairgrounds on Wednesday - just two days before the fair opens.
"I used to come to the fair all [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Mary Jo Pearson entered Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday afternoon staring straight ahead without so much as a glance toward former customers she bilked out of nearly $56,000.
The 67-year-old Pearson, owner of Pearson Memorials of rural Celina, was placed on five years probation for her guilty plea to 24 counts of theft by deception - 12 of them fourth-degree felonies, 11 fifth-degree felonies and one misdemeanor. [More]
Obituaries on August 7th, 2008
Lennon Ryan Grillot, infant son of Troy D. and Amy L. Schmerge Grillot, 197 W. [More]
Donald Eugene Moeller, 76, of St. Marys died at 8:03 a.m. July 11, 2008, at the St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Elsie Opperman, 94, 730 N. Spruce St., St. Marys, died Aug. 6, 2008, at her res [More]
Bennie Stoker, 70, 2100 Celina Road, St. Marys, died at 3:28 p.m. Aug. 6, 2008, [More]
Local pictures on August 7th, 2008
Subscriber stories on August 7th, 2008
Celina City Council members agree something must be done to generate additional revenue to maintain and improve storm water infrastructure in the city.
ROCKFORD - The ticket window from the old train depot is back in town after several decades; and its journey back is another example of how sometimes everything comes together.
A local man charged in connection with the traffic-related death of a Celina High School junior pleaded not guilty during a Wednesday afternoon arraignment hearing in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Numerous law enforcement agencies and other emergency officials were summoned to a rural field along state Route 117 near Waynesfield where a 39-year-old man allegedly was trying to commit suicide on Wednesday evening.
Three vehicles collided and two people were injured in a crash along state Route 703 near St. Marys on Tuesday.
Injured were the driver of the firs