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
Friday, July 9th, 2010
Monies help funds public improvement
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The nine tax increment finance (TIF) districts established in Celina several years ago have generated nearly $2 million and allowed the city to pursue multiple public infrastructure projects.
A TIF is a program established to divert property taxes on new development - including property value appreciation on all parcels of residential, commercial and industrial ground - into separate accounts to fund infrastructure and other public improvements in a specific area. [More]
Obituaries on July 9th, 2010
Dean White, 83, Celina, died July 7, 2010.
Services are pending at Cisco Fune [More]
Walter V. Sturm, 90, Sidney, died July 6, 2010, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney. [More]
Hilda M. Gaier Siegel, 95, Fort Loramie, died July 7, 2010, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center in Minster. [More]
Local pictures on July 9th, 2010
Subscriber stories on July 9th, 2010
Officials continue to stress drinking water safe
GRAND LAKE - Microcystin levels in Grand Lake have increased dramatically in a week, going from 50 parts per billion (ppb) to more than 250, according to the latest microcystin analysis from the Ohio EPA.
ST. MARYS - The grassroots effort to get legislators involved in the Grand Lake algae problem is sending an area woman door-to-door.
Sandy Beach re
The local health board approved action Wednesday to force a Montezuma-area resident to tap into the county's central sewer system.
Members of the M
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners are accepting bids for a ditch project involving nine property owners west of Celina.
Bids for the estimated $
Throughout the spring, summer and fall, more than 2,000 varieties of daylilies bloom at the 26-acre gardener's paradise called Old Smokey's Daylily Gardens, located just off the busy I-69 interstate north of Fort Wayne, Ind.
A 36-year-old Spencerville woman was injured when her pickup truck was struck by a car at the intersection of Kossuth-Amanda and Eisley roads at 4:30 p.m. June 29.