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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 356 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fort Loramie, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, New Knoxville, Russia, Osgood, Willowdell, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Lake Loramie State Park, Egypt, Maria Stein, Mccartyville and Houston.

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

The softball teams from Parkway and the Ohio School for the Deaf gather for a group picture after last week's Parkway-Minster softball game. The two teams have held joint clinics at their respective schools and the OSD team attended Parkway's game at Minster, solidifying a special bond between the two schools.

Related online story:

Parkway softball has built special bond with OSD

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]

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