Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 2:47AM EDT until September 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Mercer County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 630 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 247 AM 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 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
A 54-year-old Celina man died Wednesday afternoon at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton of injuries sustained in a weekend truck-pedestrian accident. His death is the year's first traffic fatality in Mercer County. [More]
CELINA - Participation in youth sports programs organized by the Celina Department of Parks and Recreation is expected to increase this year, director Jeff Fortkamp says. [More]
CELINA - Real estate taxes on the city's 60-acre Celina Renewable Energy Center off Meyer Road have jumped 800 percent since the property was rezoned from agriculture to industry.
NEW BREMEN - The search for a new police chief is nearing an end.
Mayor Jeff Pape said two interviews were conducted prior to Tuesday night's council meeting and another took place afterward. Seventeen applications were received.
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Tuesday hired a new boys varsity basketball coach after meeting in executive session for one hour and 25 minutes.
ST. HENRY - A 6-year-old girl struck by a pickup truck in the village on Saturday afternoon has been upgraded from critical to serious condition at Children's Medical Center, Dayton.
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies arrested 12 people and seized 29 grams of heroin with an estimated street value of $2,900 to $4,000, a handgun, ammunition, suspected drugs and assorted paraphernalia during a roundup Tuesday.
ST. MARYS - To retain graduates, Grand Lake area business leaders, the community and parents should promote available jobs and the skills needed to fill them, a local economic official advised. [More]
CELINA - The Celina softball team started its quest for back-to-back Western Buckeye League titles with a dominating performance on Tuesday at Bill Feth Diamond.
ROCKFORD - The Parkway softball team avenged last year's district final loss to the eventual Division IV state champions with an explosive offensive performance en route to a 13-3 five-inning win over Crestview on Tuesday. [More]
