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
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
By Janie Southard
MARIA STEIN - Many of the statues and crucifixes at the Maria Stein Center are the artwork of the early sisters who lived and worked in the late 1800's in the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Precious Blood.
Some statues are life sized and some are very small wax figures, which the sisters molded by hand. [More]
Obituaries on January 2nd, 2010
Robert F. Curts, 71, 06874 Cloverleaf Road, New Knoxville, died Dec. 30, 2009, at 10 a.m. at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys, following an extended illness. [More]
James A. Monbeck, 68, formerly of St. Marys and Tipp City, died at 5 a.m., Dec. 25, 2009, in Bradenton, Fla. [More]
Mildred Shivley Parsell, 95, of Greenville and formerly of Celina, died Jan. 1, [More]
Dorothy I. Schroeder, 89, 926 Echo St., Celina, died Dec. 30, 2009, at 6:15 p.m. at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Local pictures on January 2nd, 2010
Subscriber stories on January 2nd, 2010
Motorcyclists, older drivers top the list of those killed in crashes
An unusually high number of young motorcyclists and mature drivers were killed on Grand Lake roadways in 2009 and troopers plan to do something about it.
Charges are pending against a Coldwater man in connection with a Dec. 26 burglary at an outbuilding along state Route 219 near U.S. 127.
Jeffrey C. Marbaugh, 40, 502 W. Plum St., is believed to be the person who brought stolen copper wire from the location to Ohio Recycling Inc. near Chickasaw.
One More Curtain Call
In the concluding days of the year in 1959, 1984, and 1999, there was not a wide variety of winter sports action other than the heat of the local holiday basketball tournaments at the Celina Fieldhouse.