Flood Watch issued April 1 at 2:59PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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 Wednesday evening through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Wind Advisory issued April 1 at 2:45PM EDT until April 3 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and southwest and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 10 AM Wednesday to midnight EDT Wednesday Night.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
42° 42° Wed 75° Wed 75° chance 58° 58° chance Thu 68° Thu 68°
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Obituaries on August 28th, 2008
Eddy Blossom
Eddy L. Blossom, 77, Rockford, died at 9 a.m. Aug. 27, 2008, at his home.
He [More]
Bernard Bruns
Bernard A. Bruns, 88, 13624 Coble Road, Yorkshire, died at 9 p.m. Aug. 26, 2008, at the Kettering Medical Center. [More]
Richard Dirksen
Richard B. Dirksen, 72, of Clune Stucke Road, Maria Stein, died Aug. 27, 2008, [More]
Barbara Freeman
Former Celina resident Barbara Smith Freeman, 73, died Aug. 27, 2008, while on [More]
Irene Lallemand
Irene Overman Lallemand, 86, Dayton, died at 2:15 p.m. Aug. 25, 2008 at Brighton Gardens, Centerville. [More]
Robert Maier
Robert E. Maier, 72, 1109 Fairground Road, Celina, died at 4:25 a.m. Aug. 27, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Clara McDermitt
Clara Louise McDermitt, 80, of 14090 Glynwood-New Knoxville Road, St. Marys, died at 8:25 a.m. Aug. 27, 2008, at Joint Township Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Berneice Stetler
Berneice F. Stetler, 93, Willshire, died at 7:28 a.m. Aug. 27, 2008, at the La [More]
Marjorie Trempert
Marjorie L. Adams Trempert, 77, of St. Marys, died at 9:45 p.m. Aug. 26, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Stories on August 28th, 2008
Area pupils may make virtual trips
MINSTER - Some day students may embark on field trips without leaving the confines of school to save on costs.
Minster school board members discussed such options during a Wednesday night work session but indicated more consideration is needed before taking the next step.
New face on airport board
County employee Kent Hinton recently was appointed to the Lakefield Airport Authority Board following the sudden death of board President Rick Slavik
Lack of rain boosts threat of West Nile virus in Mercer and Auglaize counties
The extremely dry summer has left stagnant water in some areas and created the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus. [More]
Local watershed officials help Indiana Wabash River group
The Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance is trying to help an Indiana group get grant money to improve the water quality of their portion of the Wabash River.
City to pay off debt owed to OWDA
Celina City Council members this week agreed to pay back over $250,000 to the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) for a loan made in 2005 for the planning and design of the city's new water filtration system.
Minster BOE looking for other options for teaching Spanish class
MINSTER - School board members on Wednesday discussed using an online Spanish class as a means of accommodating the high enrollment of Spanish I students.
Celina couple purchases Tri Star home for $197,500
Celina school board members sold a ranch-style, 1,900-square-foot house built by the Tri Star construction class this week for $197,500, Superintendent Matt Miller reported this morning.
Celina woman enters guilty plea
A Celina woman tearfully pleaded guilty Wednesday morning in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to charges stemming from the drug-related death of a friend. [More]
Crackdown on drunk driving this Labor Day weekend
Law enforcement agencies across the state are cracking down on drunk driving this Labor Day weekend in hopes of lowering the record number of fatalities that occurred during the holiday last year.
Wapakoneta comes to town for WBL opener
The Celina Bulldogs and Wapakoneta Redskins are in a similar place heading into their Western Buckeye League opener on Friday night at Celina Stadium
WBL hopes improved first week is enough
By BRUCE MONNIN
and RANDY BRUNS
Standard Correspondents
For one area conference, the non-conference season is already over. For another, it extends another week with a conference-wide scheduling gamble. [More]
Woods chooses Manchester to continue to play baseball
Another member of the Celina baseball team that overcame a rough start to advance to the Division II district title game will head to college to play baseball as Dustin Woods will attend Division III Manchester College in Indiana.
Impact Game of the Week:
Kenton Ridge at St. Henry
Kenton Ridge at St. Henry  The Redskins are coming off a tough 14-13 road win against Marion Pleasant.
St. Henry's running game came to life in the
Bits and Pieces...
Grand Lake Football Primer
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
With his eight extra-point kicks last Friday at Kenton, Coldwater senior kicker Mario de la Rosa moved up in the state record book.
St. Henry boys golf falls by one to Russia
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The St. Henry boys golf team suffered a heartbreaking loss on Wednesday at the Mercer County Elks as Russia defeated the Redskins, 165-166.
Local pictures on August 28th, 2008
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