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
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Car, semi collide at U.S. 127, 33
By Margie Wuebker
MERCER - Three people - two women and a child - died Tuesday when the car in which they were riding collided with a semitrailer at the intersection of U.S. 127 and U.S. 33 near Mercer.
Regina D. Spradlin, 50, 302 W. Pearl St., Rockford, was prono [More]
New organization could be in place by January
By Shelley Grieshop
Commissioners in Mercer and Auglaize counties took formal action Tuesday to create a joint organization that will focus on enhancing the water quality of Grand Lake.
All six commissioners signed resolutions giving a recently-hired law firm permission to file their application with the Secretary of State to establish the Grand Lake St. Marys Restoration Community Improvement Corporation (CIC). [More]
Obituaries on December 15th, 2010
Ashley M. Curry, 20, Celina, died at 7:12 p.m. Dec. 13, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Michael L. Will, 59, New Bremen, died at 4:38 p.m. Dec. 14, 2010, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. [More]
Dennis J. "Butch" McNerney, 57, Celina, died Dec. 14, 2010.
He was born Jan. [More]
Betty Simpson, 77, Mendon, died Dec. 15, 2010.
Services are pending at Cisco [More]
Local pictures on December 15th, 2010
Subscriber stories on December 15th, 2010
CELINA - A Florida businessman now wants to construct his proposed manure digester on 50 acres of land along Meyer Road the city intends to purchase for a solar energy plant and multiple sludge ponds.
CELINA - City officials are preparing the 2011 budget and hope to appropriate the same amount for the general fund as last year, Celina Safety Service Director Rick Bachelor said.
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation
A team of 22 state and federal employees helping farmers do their part to restore algae-plagued Grand Lake is nearly complete after two manure management technicians were hired Tuesday.
COLDWATER - Several positions were filled during a school board meeting Tuesday.
School board members hired Kelly Steineman as junior varsity softball coach for the 2011 season, and Ed and Theresa Hosbach were approved as swim team volunteer coaches for the 2010-2011 season.
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Tuesday approved purchasing a new school bus and new marching band uniforms.
The board will accept bids
ST. MARYS - The water has been turned off at the new middle/high school complex in St. Marys due to contamination from a chemical in a broken air handling unit.
NEW BREMEN - An expensive sound program did not work and now village council members are hoping a Border Collie will solve the continuing problem with Canada geese.
FORT RECOVERY - It wasn't exactly a work of art but Fort Recovery boys basketball coach Brian Patch and his team will take it.
Playing their third
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Paxton Hatcher's three-pointer at the buzzer was banked in, and it gave Lehman a wild 52-49 victory over Marion Local in nonconference girls basketball action in Sidney on Tuesday night.