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
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Group casts new idea
Carp derbies may return to lake
By Nancy Allen
ST. MARYS - Carp derbies, popular on Grand Lake in the 1950s, may be held as a way to reduce the lake's population of rough fish and increase game fish.
Tom Knapke, facilitator of the Lake Restoration Commission, told members of the nonprofit Lake Development Corporation on Monday that a meeting was held with state officials to discuss the issue. [More]
Grand Lake Mariners future uncertain with no general manager
By Ryan Hines
CELINA - For the last 21 years, the Grand Lake Mariners have been a fixture on the summer entertainment schedule for many area residents.
However, summer college baseball at Jim Hoess Field in Westview Park may be coming to an end.
The Mariners are looking for a new general manager to help guide the Mariners into the future after the resignation of 14-year veteran Wayne Miller, who had to step aside with health concerns. [More]
Obituaries on October 5th, 2010
Esther Snider
Esther Evelyn Snider, 91, Mendon, died at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 2, 2010, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Leonard Homan
Leonard H. Homan, 94, Coldwater, died Oct. 1, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Dennis LaRue
Dennis Martin LaRue, 65, Benson, Ariz., died Oct. 1, 2010, at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. [More]
Local pictures on October 5th, 2010
Subscriber stories on October 5th, 2010
Van Wert man jailed, charged with murder
84-year-old victim was suspect's grandmother
VAN WERT - A 36-year-old man will remain in jail without bond after being charged with the murder of his grandmother in her Van Wert home Friday evening.
Senator visits Dannon yogurt plant in Minster
Manufacturing important in Ohio, nation, Brown says
MINSTER - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown chose the nation's largest yogurt production plant to stress the importance of manufacturing on the homefront as well as throughout the country.
Couple looks forward to happier days ahead
"...to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health...."
MINSTER - Kevin an
Utility rates to stay the same
Second phase of project will put city in compliance
St. MARYS - Customers will not see an increase in utility rates when the city launches the second installment of a sewer relief project next year. The EPA issued orders in 2006 stating the city must remove all overflows and bypasses by June 2013.
Surcharge to help defray costs
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members Monday night unanimously approved an ordinance establishing a surcharge for industries discharging high amounts of pollutants in the wastewater system.
Marion Local wins matchup between state-ranked teams
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local volleyball team did nothing to hurt their status as the state's top-ranked team in Division IV on Monday against Fort Loramie.
Celina ties with Elida
Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
A Celina goal with 10 minutes left in the game salvaged a 2-2 for the Green and White in Western Buckeye League soccer action on Monday.
Volunteers, supplies sought for cover crop study
Local ag official hopes results could change proposed ODNR rule
Jim Hoorman is seeking a brigade of individuals to provide him with labor and supplies to conduct cover crop research in the Grand Lake Watershed.
Disaster declaration makes aid available
Mercer, Auglaize counties
Both Mercer and Auglaize counties are among 79 in Ohio that have been designated agricultural natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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