Flood Watch issued April 1 at 2:59PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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 Wednesday evening through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Wind Advisory issued April 1 at 2:45PM EDT until April 3 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and southwest and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 10 AM Wednesday to midnight EDT Wednesday Night.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
42° 42° Wed 75° Wed 75° chance 58° 58° chance Thu 68° Thu 68°
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Obituaries on October 12th, 2012
Ruth Blankenship
Ruth Mae Blankenship, 91, Germantown, died Oct. 11, 2012, at Heartland Hospice, Miamisburg. [More]
Ilene M. Limbert
Ilene M. Limbert, 79, Wapakoneta, died at 8:25 a.m. Oct. 11, 2012, at Wapakoneta Manor. [More]
Susan Hardin
Susan Hardin, Wapakoneta, died Oct. 11, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lim [More]
Rosalyn Riesen
Rosalyn A. Riesen, 80, Celina, died at 9:45 a.m. Oct. 11, 2012, at her home. [More]
Stories on October 12th, 2012
Counties prepare for winter weather
WAPAKONETA - State managers took advantage of the sunshine this week to inspect their snowplows in Auglaize and Mercer counties before the first flakes fall.
Man forced to withdraw funds
Celina
Celina - Police continue to investigate a Tuesday morning incident that involved a 77-year-old man allegedly being forced to drive to a bank and withdraw money. [More]
Local man arrested in St. Marys armed robbery
ST. MARYS - A local man suspected of armed robbery at the Shell gas station in St. Marys on Tuesday was arrested late Thursday morning.
Taken into [More]
Company hired for snow removal
Mercer County
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners are preparing for winter weather before the first snowflakes fly.
On Thursday, they agreed to renew a contract
Helicopters boost county fuel sales
WAPAKONETA - The Neil Armstrong Airport in New Knoxville recently received some honored guests.
Sean Stroh, airport manager, told commissioners dur
Poultry farm wants to add manure storage, expand
FORT RECOVERY - A Fort Recovery area chicken farm is seeking a state permit to build manure storage and remodel existing barns to increase capacity from 330,000 to 450,800 birds.
Man seriously hurt in crash
ST. MARYS - A local man was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on state Route 364 in St. Marys Township.
Harry W. McElfr
County officials vow to monitor dairy farm in Grand Lake Watershed
The Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District will monitor a farm suspected of polluting a creek in the Grand Lake Watershed last Christmas.
Strange, lumpy hedge apples ward off spiders
My daughter recently asked me if I knew where she could get some hedge apples. She wanted to put them around her house to ward off spiders.
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St. Augustine's Schafer retiring
Administrative assistant will be honored Sunday for her 44 years of service
MINSTER - Connie Schafer, administrative assistant at St. Augustine Catholic Church, has seen many changes over the course of 44 years. And with more changes on the horizon, she feels the time has come to retire. [More]
Coldwater repeats sweep of team titles
Midwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Meet
COLDWATER - A year ago, Coldwater became just the second school in Midwest Athletic Conference history to win both the boys' and girls' cross country [More]
Marion Local finishes undefeated in MAC
FORT RECOVERY - The Marion Local volleyball team completed a clean sweep of the Midwest Athletic Conference by sweeping three games - 25-11, 25-9 and 25-19 - over Fort Recovery in the regular season finale on Thursday at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
Celina winning with a record-setting QB
CELINA - Over the last three years, Celina's Braden Billger has given Bulldogs' football fans plenty of memorable moments.
A 589-yard passing game, a pair of six-touchdown performances and two wins over St. Marys are just a few of the career highlights for Celina's gunslinger.
Celina tennis bows out at districts
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's tennis season ended at the Division II district tournament on Thursday at Bowling Green State University as both Bulldogs' doubles teams were unable to advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Local pictures on October 12th, 2012
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