Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, 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 this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
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Friday, February 27th, 2009
Obituaries on February 27th, 2009
Dorothy M. Bergman, 85, of McCartyville, died at 3:10 a.m. Feb. 26, 2009, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. [More]
Dora B. Clevenger, 70, formerly of 506 Ruth St., Wapakoneta, died at 11 p.m. Feb. 25, 2009, at Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Deborah L. Smith, 39, 819 Townview Drive, St. Marys, died at 9:17 p.m. Feb. 25, 2009, in Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Stories on February 27th, 2009
Coldwater Middle School students form new Chess Club
COLDWATER - Early before school starts on Tuesday mornings, groups of students can be found in the middle school gym playing intense, but good-natured, games of chess.
Where's the beef?
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office and the Fort Recovery Police Department want answers in the wake of numerous complaints regarding business practices at Vonderhaar's Quality Meats located at 522 E. Boundary St. in Fort Recovery. [More]
Mercer Health is taking steps to implement an electronic medical records system - giving the organization a headstart on a portion of President Obama's stimulus plan.
Former Celina City Schools Superintendent Fred Wiswell was honored as the 2008 Citizen of the Year by the Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night.
The cost of a single copy of The Daily Standard, purchased from retailers or vendor boxes, will go up from the current 50 cents per copy to 75 cents per copy on Monday.
Sister Macrina Wiederkehr believes everyone has potential.
Unfortunately, many people spend a lifetime trying to find theirs, she says.
"I want p
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