Flood Watch issued August 11 at 4:12AM EDT until August 12 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, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected into Wednesday morning. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 8:34AM EDT until August 11 at 9:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 834 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Loramie, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, New Bremen, Minster, Covington, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Pleasant Hill, Botkins, New Knoxville, Hardin, Russia, Laura, Fletcher, Port Jefferson, and Casstown.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 71 and 106.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 66° 66° chance Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° slight chance slight chance 66° 66° chance likely
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Obituaries on January 30th, 2009
Former Delphos resident Donald W. "Tony" Topp, 79, of Celina, died at 12:20 a.m. Jan. 29, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Stories on January 30th, 2009
Local professor's students to build light boats for race on Grand Lake
The goal is to build a flimsy, yet safe and seaworthy, boat to sail on Grand Lake . The vision is that a group of these safe flimsies will be built for a summer race on the lake. [More]
Members of the St. Henry schools board of education this week found a way to increase operational funding without asking district residents for more money.
Area would be used for parking and to demolish a deteriorating building
The city is considering leasing property owned by Norfolk Southern Railway Company in Celina to demolish a deteriorating building and provide parking for city vehicles.
Planning commission OKs conditional use despite neighbor's protest
In 15 years as a Celina City planning commission member, Tom Hone said he has never encountered such vehement opposition to a conditional use property request as he did on Thursday night. [More]
A new bed and breakfast business may be coming to Main Street Celina as the city's planning commission unanimously approved a conditional use request on Thursday night.
Small wind turbines that satisfy electric needs for individual residents or farms are becoming increasingly more popular and affordable, a spokeswoman for a wind power company told Mercer County commissioners on Thursday.
Dave Howick of Howick's Sales & Services is upset he was not considered when the city decided to purchase a small SUV vehicle known as a Gator.
Howick expressed his anger this week at the regular council meeting.
Mercer County soil and water officials are urging farmers to follow guidelines for wintertime manure application after a few complaints of improper application were phoned into their office in recent days.
"Celebrate the Journey" is the theme for the 2009 Celina Lake Festival, slated for the weekend of July 24-26 in downtown Celina and along Lake Shore Drive.
The Celina wrestling team wrapped up its dual-trimatch season with a pair of wins over Lima-area teams at the High School Gymnasium.
In the first match, the MatDogs wrapped up Western Buckeye League dual match action at 6-3 with a 40-16 win over the Indians.
MARIA STEIN - It wasn't easy by any means, but the hottest team in the Grand Lake area avoided an upset and won for the 11th straight time.
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Celina improved to 9-3 overall and 4-1 in the Western Buckeye League with a 53-28 win at Kenton on Thursday night.
The Wildcats stay winless in the WBL at 0-5 and fall to 3-12 on the season with the loss.
ST. HENRY - Last Thursday evening the St. Henry Redskins girls basketball team were called out by their coach, Charlie Maier, for what he called a "tanking" in their loss on the road at New Bremen.
MINSTER - A high school basketball game includes 32 minutes of action, but once in a while a couple of those minutes are all it takes to turn the tide of the game.
Local pictures on January 30th, 2009