Flood Watch issued September 16 at 2:55PM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following county, Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Union. * WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur overnight into Thursday. The heavier bands of rainfall will have 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts.
Special Weather Statement issued September 16 at 5:42PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 542 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Waynesfield, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include... Ada, Alger, Waynesfield, Mcguffey, Uniopolis, Walton, and State Route 195 at State Route 235. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Frozen Celina pond offers inline hockey players a unique experience
By Nancy Allen
About 20 boys strapped on skates over the weekend for a few games of ice hockey in Celina.
Where's the ice rink in Celina you ask? It's on a pond behind Matt Berry's home in the Wheatland Acres housing subdivision.
Berry is one of several volunteers who oversees the Celina-based Wings-N-Wheels inline roller hockey league, which holds weekly practices at the Mercer County Junior Fair Building in town. [More]
Judge orders Jesse McDermitt to serve maximum sentence
By Shelley Grieshop
WAPAKONETA - A 19-year-old St. Marys man gave a brief apology Wednesday morning before a judge ordered him to serve four years in prison for placing a homemade bomb at a gas station 13 months ago.
Jesse McDermitt - described by the prosecution as "a danger to the community" - was given the maximum prison sentence allowed by law during the hearing in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court. He'll be eligible for parole after serving six months. [More]
George Kerns, 55, 523 Maple St., Celina, and formerly of Maine, California and Indiana, died at 10:25 a.m. Jan. 13, 2010, at his home. Death was due to cancer. [More]
ST. MARYS - Board members kicked off the new year with a full agenda Wednesday night and comments of unrest from several community members on a wide variety of matters, including location of the athletic facility and demolition of the present high school building.
FORT RECOVERY - The school district's technology department will reduce spending by nearly $10,000 in fiscal year 2010 by focusing its resources on a terminal server and related equipment.
NEW BREMEN - Voters will decide the fate of a 1-mill permanent improvement levy renewal in May as a result of action taken by the New Bremen Local Schools board of education Monday night.
A pair of teams playing their best basketball of the season will matchup at McBroom Gymnasium on Friday night as Grand Lake rivals Celina and St. Marys meet up in their annual Western Buckeye League tilt.
After hovering near the middle of the pack in the Midwest Athletic Conference for several seasons, the winter of 1992-1993 was remarkable for Fort Recovery boy's coach Jeff Roessner and his Indians, as they forged through the regular season with a 17-3 mark.
