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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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
New dredge will go to work in spring
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - Grand Lake St. Marys State Park will receive a new dredge this spring to speed sediment removal activities on the 13,500-acre lake.
Assistant park manager Brian Miller said the state park has two dredges. The oldest is a 1968 model that has been repaired numerous times, he told a crowd at a meeting about lake cleanup efforts Wednesday night at Wright State University-Lake Campus. [More]
Naturalist Tom Bain leads night hike
By Amy Kronenberger
MONTEZUMA - Naturalist Tom Bain plans to show participants a new world when he leads a night hike through Gilliland Nature Sanctuary on Saturday.
Hiking at night "subdues our dominant sense (sight) and opens our hearing to new sounds and our touch to different sensations like tree barks," Bain, of Galena, said. [More]
Roughriders bow out after five-game defeat
Division II Volleyball Sectional at Lima Senior
By Ryan Hines
LIMA - Wapakoneta head coach Keith Rambin knew his team was in for a battle against Auglaize County rival St. Marys in the first game of the Division II volleyball sectional at Lima Senior on Wednesday night.
Rambin was certainly right and the Redskins accomplished something for the first time all season while edging the Roughriders - 25-23, 19-25, 20-25, 25-17 and 15-12 - to advance to Saturday's sectional final. [More]
Obituaries on October 21st, 2010
Steven Watters
Steven M. Watters, 50, Wapakoneta, died at 7:20 p.m. Oct. 19, 2010, at Triumph Hospital in Lima. [More]
Local pictures on October 21st, 2010
Subscriber stories on October 21st, 2010
Lake Restoration
GRAND LAKE - A county official hopes a forthcoming phosphorous-reduction system will aid in bringing order to Grand Lake's out-of-balance ecosystem.
Students developing marketing plan for lake
GRAND LAKE - Several graduate students at Ball State University are developing a strategic marketing plan for the Grand Lake area.
Julie Miller of
St. Marys library levy on ballot
Election 2010: St. Marys Library
ST. MARYS - Voters in the St. Marys school district will see a first on the November ballot - an operating levy in support of the St. Marys Community Public Library.
Voters to decide on service provisions for elderly
Election 2010: Auglaize County Council on Aging
ST. MARYS - Auglaize County voters will see a five-year, 1-mill renewal levy on the Nov. 2 election ballot that will enable the Auglaize County Council on Aging to continue providing services for elderly citizens.
Driver flees after crash with school bus
A passenger in an SUV was injured after the vehicle collided with a Waynesfield Goshen Local School bus on Wednesday afternoon in Auglaize County.
No injuries were reported by the bus driver, Debra A. Boday, 52, of Waynesfield, or the undisclosed number of students aboard.
Residents start life fresh after burning ceremony
Everyone has some event, some tragedy they have to let go.
A bonfire Wednesday night sponsored by the Mercer County Domestic Violence Agency (also called Family Crisis Network) offered the opportunity for survivors, volunteers and staff to make a move toward a new beginning.
Grand Lake Symphony Orchestra plans spook-tacular show Halloween
CELINA - A Halloween concert featuring several pieces from popular culture will be performed by the Grand Lake Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. Oct. 31 at Wright State University-Lake Campus Dicke Center.
St. Marys blanks Upper Sandusky
Division II Girls Soccer Sectional at Bath
BATH TOWNSHIP - It took a bit of time to warm up, but St. Marys was able to find some offense in its postseason opener with a 4-0 shutout of Upper Sandusky in the Division II girls soccer sectional at Bath High School on Wednesday.
Bulldogs take on Wildcats in home finale
Celina's defense has been shredded the last two weeks by the two best quarterbacks in the Western Buckeye League.
Not it's time to see how they defend the WBL's best running back when Bath visits Celina Stadium on Friday night in the home finale for the Bulldogs.
Postseason projections look good for area teams
Computer Points Projections
Now that the regular season is only two weeks from completion, it begins to become possible to predict where teams will end up in the final computer points.
Grand Lake Football Primer
Impact Game of the Week:
St. John's at Marion Local
The matchup has been anticpated for several weeks as both teams kept a share of the MAC lead until last week when the Flyers suffered their first loss at Coldwater.
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