Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 6:14AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Fog has developed across the area. This is reducing visibility to 1 mile or less in some locations. Motorists should be prepared for rapid changes in visibility along their route. Slow down and only use your low beam headlights.
Flood Watch issued August 13 at 4:50AM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A lull in rainfall will continue for much of the day. However, additional storms will move into the area later this afternoon. The risk of heavy rainfall will be greatest tonight into early Friday morning. There is also the potential for storms to repeatedly move over the same locations, which increases flash flood risk.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance likely 68° 68° chance
Friday, April 20th, 2012
Obituaries on April 20th, 2012
Lloyd R. "Bob" Berryhill, 85, Celina, died at 12:57 a.m. April 19, 2012, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Milton Charles "Milt" Tobe, 83, died April 15, 2012, in Roswell, Ga.
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Ivan Walters, 84, Decatur, Ind., died April 19, 2012.
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Stories on April 20th, 2012
GRAND LAKE - A $5 million alum application on Grand Lake to stifle blue-green algae blooms is on schedule despite recent windy conditions.
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Two area residents were seriously injured Thursday night when their vehicles collided in the 7700 block of state Route 197 north of Celina. The mishap occurred at 7:50 p.m., according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
MENDON - Three companies submitted bids for a revitalization project in the village.
The work being sought includes the construction of handicap-accessible restrooms and an entrance ramp at the village hall and lighting and decorative benches and trash receptacles at the Mendon park.
CELINA - Bob Ellis and Marjorie Eichenauer were ninth-graders at Celina High School when they fell in love. After 73 years of marriage, these nonagenarians are still in love. But there was an immediate hurdle back then in the 1930s - Marjorie's mom.
COLDWATER - Despite making six errors and spotting St. Marys seven runs to start the game, the Coldwater Cavaliers rallied back to win 18-16 on Thursday afternoon in a baseball game at Veterans Field. [More]
COLDWATER - The Versailles Tigers used a six-run sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie and went on to defeat the Coldwater Cavaliers 9-5 during Midwest Athletic Conference softball play on Thursday night at Lady Cavalier Diamond.
ROCKFORD - Parkway's Becca Harshman will get the chance to continue her multi-sport play on the college level after signing with the University of Northwestern Ohio on Thursday afternoon to play both volleyball and basketball.
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St. Henry's Sidney Rindler held New Bremen to just two hits as the Redskins' softball team improved to 3-0 in the Midwest Athletic Conference after a 10-0 win in five innings on Thursday at New Bremen.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Wright State University-Lake Campus' baseball team had their seven-game winning streak snapped by Ohio State University-Lima after a 5-2 decision in Ohio Regional College Conference play on Thursday evening at Montgomery Field.
Like other non-wing sprint car drivers from the west coast, Justin Grant decided that to elevate his racing career he needed to move to Indiana, which is generally considered the heart of non-wing sprint car racing.
Local pictures on April 20th, 2012