Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues 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 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
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.
57° 57° Mon 67° Mon 67° likely 54° 54° slight chance Tue 67° Tue 67°
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Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Judge hands down community control sanctions
By Margie Wuebker
A Celina man who earns a living doing farm work for others was sentenced to community control sanctions Wednesday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for his role in rustling pigs from several area hog barns.
Ricky L. Crouch, 50, 221 1/2 [More]
Parkway softball has built special bond with OSD
By Gary R. Rasberry
When the two teams met for the first time, one could see the shyness between them.
For Parkway's softball team, it was a new experience in meeting the softball team from the Ohio School for the Deaf, where communication was done through sign language. [More]
Obituaries on April 26th, 2012
Ivan Walters
Former Van Wert resident Ivan M. Walters, 84, Decatur, Ind., died at 10:20 a.m. April 19, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. [More]
Mary Ann Sampson
Mary Ann Sampson, 83, died April 24, 2012, at Emerald Crossings, Columbus.
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Robert Zeller
Robert E. Zeller, 81, Celina, died April 25, 2012, at his home.
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Marilyn Sheets
Marilyn Sheets, 72, St. Marys, died April 26, 2012, at her residence.
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Laura Franck
Former Celina resident Laura Leona Franck, 94, died April 24, 2012, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Evelyn Eiting
Evelyn C. Eiting, 84, Minster, died at 2 a.m. April 25, 2012, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, St. Marys. [More]
Matthias Pearson
Matthias James Pearson, 50, Celina, died at 3:34 p.m. April 24, 2012, at Miami [More]
Judith Martin
Judith A. Martin, 70, Celina, died at 5:55 p.m. April 25, 2012, at Joint Townsh [More]
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Subscriber stories on April 26th, 2012
Legislators may limit man-made farm fertilizers
Legislation could be introduced this year or next to set rules on farmers applying manufactured fertilizer to fields. Details of the rules are unknown.
Area farmers distressed over label
Local farmers have wondered why the Grand Lake Watershed was designated distressed while the Lake Erie Western Basin Watershed was not. Both have suffered phosphorous-fed toxic algae blooms in recent years.
Sugar: poison or misunderstood?
When choosing between a plate of pasta or a glass of pure, clear apple juice, which is healthier might be surprising.
Most Americans don't realize that each is comprised of a different type of sugar that acts differently on the body.
Doctors push for taxes, regulations on sugar
A group of doctors and scientists recently released a study claiming sugar is as addictive and unhealthy as tobacco and alcohol. Therefore, the government should regulate and tax sugar just like it does tobacco and alcohol to protect public health, the authors say.
Doctor practices funny business
Former Celina resident Dr. Nicholas Reed now delivers smiles instead of babies, and he could not be happier.
Reed, whose alter ego is that of white
Cavaliers' comments fired up the Flyers
Last Curtain Call
Beneath an ideal backdrop of a sunny sky and the occasional spring breeze, Marion Local's head coach Bill Cheslock and his Flyers piled out of the school bus at Veterans Field Park in Coldwater during the spring of 1997 with full certainty of the wall they were about to plow into.
Fella ready to contribute for UNOH bowling team
COLDWATER - Charles Fella was a key contributor to Coldwater's state championship boys' bowling team this past winter.
Now, the Cavaliers' senior will look to help the University of Northwestern Ohio's bowling team after signing a letter-of-intent with the NAIA school on Wednesday.
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