Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this 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 showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
GRAND LAKE - A company working to help solve Grand Lake's blue-green algae problem also is researching turning algae into jet fuel.
Ross Youngs, CEO of Algaeventure Systems, the Marysville-based company conducting the silica test on the lake, said data gathered from Grand Lake may be used in the company's study of jet fuel. [More]
BENTON RIDGE - Celina was pushed to the limit by Eastwood before the Bulldogs came away with a Division II district championship for the fifth straight year in a five-set marathon on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (21-5) head to Ontario High School on We [More]
April Vann wanted court to allow visitation with couple's children, documents show
CELINA - A Celina woman who was allegedly shot and killed by her estranged husband Friday had requested a No Contact Order against him be modified a few weeks ago to allow him to see his children.
Eight local residents were taken into custody this morning as Grand Lake Task Force members, Mercer County Sheriff's deputies and Celina Police officers went knocking on doors in search of drug offenders.
JACKSON CENTER - Five area people were injured - two critically - in a three-vehicle accident involving a semitrailer early Friday morning on state Route 274, east of Jackson Center.
COLDWATER - In order to reach their ultimate goal, the Marion Local Flyers first had to dispatch a long-time rival on Saturday; and the three-time defending state champions proved to be up to the task.
The Coldwater girls cross country team qualified for the Division II state cross country meet this Saturday in Columbus after finishing third at the Tiffin regional meet at Hedges-Boyer Park on Saturday.
ELIDA - A little over two months ago, the St. Marys Roughriders lit the fuse to their 2010 campaign with several lofty expectations. Among them was an extended tournament run preferably similar to last fall when they advanced to the state semifinals.
