Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - 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.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Monday, December 19th, 2011
By Margie Wuebker
Local residents who moved from a foreign land to Mercer County say Christmas customs vary from country to country but westernization has brought many similarities.
German native Denise Luedeke, who teaches her native language at St. Henry and Marion Local schools, likes to share Christmas customs from her land with students. [More]
Obituaries on December 19th, 2011
Lowell T. Hunt, 68, Celina, died at 4 a.m. Dec. 17, 2011, at his residence.
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Alfrieda F. Puthoff, 88, Versailles, died Dec. 16, 2011, at her residence.
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Charles Heinl, 85, Maria Stein, died this morning Dec. 19, 2011, at his residen [More]
Jacob Michael Magoto, 2, died Dec. 16, 2011, in the Republic of Panama, where he was receiving medical treatment. [More]
Elodie M. Sollman, 96, New Bremen, died at 9:40 a.m. Dec. 18, 2011, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, St. Marys. [More]
Helen C. Heath, 92, Convoy, died at 12:55 p.m. Dec. 17, 2011, at Vancrest of Convoy. She was the last of her immediate family. [More]
Local pictures on December 19th, 2011
Subscriber stories on December 19th, 2011
CELINA - The Ohio Department of Transportation may consider allowing Celina to again administer state-funded projects, ODOT spokeswoman Donna Slagle says.
Six people were injured in a three-car crash at 6:10 p.m. Saturday after a Coldwater teen turned in front of another vehicle on U.S. 30 in Van Wert County.
MARIA STEIN - The Celina Bulldogs used a tremendous defensive effort in the fourth quarter to spur a 50-45 comeback victory over the Marion Local Flyers on Saturday at The Hangar.
ST. MARYS - After Coldwater and St. Marys played even for the first two quarters, it appeared that the first team to get hot in the second half would be in the driver's seat.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry's boys basketball team bounced back nicely from Friday's first loss of the season by holding off a tenacious Wapakoneta squad for a 59-57 triumph on Saturday night.