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Flood Watch issued August 15 at 2:16AM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From noon EDT today through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is possible, especially tonight, which may result in flash flooding.

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Photo by Janie Southard/The Daily Standard

Jen Van Gundy, a third-grade teacher at St. Marys West Elementary School, talks with Colin Clements about his classwork on his PDA. Through grants, including one from the Veterans of Foreign Wars 9289 in St. Marys, all the kids in her class will get to keep the school-owned PDAs for the rest of the school year.

Related online story:

Tech expert: St. Marys one of a kind

ST. MARYS - Talk about a pin drop. There's just not much noise in some elementary classrooms these days. But when the kids do talk they quickly summarize the district's new technology as "just great." Educators agree. The only stumbling block may be funding. [More]

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