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, November 12th, 2010
Celina, Florida businessmen want to build separate facilities
By William Kincaid
Farmers may have two places to take their livestock manure in the future if proposals for separate digester plants come to fruition.
Local developer Steve Klosterman is the next entrant in the renewable energy game. He intends to build an anaerobic manure digester on his property at 4696 U.S. Route 127. [More]
Division III Volleyball State Semifinals
By Gary R. Rasberry
FAIRBORN - A valiant effort by the Parkway volleyball team fell just short as the Panthers saw their season end at the hands of Middletown Bishop Fenwick.
Fenwick won a hard-fought four-set match in the Division III state semifinals at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University on Thursday night. [More]
Obituaries on November 12th, 2010
Rose Ann Jeffries, 80, Coldwater, died Nov. 11, 2010.
Funeral arrangements ar [More]
Jeffrey Toler, 39, Celina, died at 3:41 p.m. Nov. 11, 2010, at Mercer Health in Coldwater. [More]
Donald L. McDonald, 82, Celina, and formerly of Lima, died at 7:05 a.m. Nov. 11, 2010, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]
Evelyn M. Boroff, 73, Spencerville, died at 5:50 p.m. Nov. 10, 2010, at Triumph Hospital in Lima. [More]
Local pictures on November 12th, 2010
Subscriber stories on November 12th, 2010
CELINA - A Florida businessman says his company, Optional Energy Partners, still intends to construct a manure digester plant near Celina.
Andy Tangeman, president of the company, said a bid for more than 20 acres of private land was to be submitted this week.
Larry Knapke mulched the last of the newly fallen leaves at Memorial Park in Coldwater last week as his co-worker, park manager Hank Schwieterman, tied up a few loose ends in the park office.
The city of Celina has said it won't provide utility services to a Celina fitness facility set to reopen in January until a plan is arranged to pay a $47,700 delinquent utility bill.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County health officials have confirmed that norovirus is the cause of an illness circulating in the local area.
The agency this week received confirmation from the Ohio Department of Health through submitted stool sample tests.
One of my co-workers here at the newspaper has been experimenting with quince recipes. I am vaguely familiar with gooseberries and paw paws, but quince, not so much.
A 28-year-old Celina man could face more than nine years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to multiple burglary charges and one count of intimidating a witness.
Last Curtain Call
To understand that former New Bremen volleyball coach Lisa Thobe had the deck stacked against her is somewhat like saying that Donald Trump dabbles in real estate.