Flood Warning issued September 16 at 6:44AM EDT until September 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Mercer County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 642 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with several roads closed near and west of Celina. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - 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.
Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 4:36AM EDT until September 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 435 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 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, McCartyville, Montra, St. Johns, Bulkhead and Egypt.
Margaret Heistan, 82, Venice, Fla., and formerly of St. Marys, passed away peacefully April 7, 2013, at Tidewell Hospice House in Sarasota, Fla. [More]
Trevin Sanders, the 18-year-old Union City, Ind., man implicated in the deaths of Fort Recovery-area residents Robert and Colleen Grube, was to appear in Mercer County Juvenile Court at 11:45 a.m. today.
Fort Recovery crowd expresses fear, loathing for state requirements
FORT RECOVERY - A contingent of community members opposed to the Common Core Standards - a set of federal educational standards for grades K-12 in language arts and mathematics adopted by most states, including Ohio - addressed their fears and concerns to board of education members Monday night. [More]
GRAND LAKE - Opening one tube on Grand Lake's West Bank spillway in February and March likely averted severe flooding after heavy rains soaked the area last week.
MINSTER - Nearly two dozen residents came before village council members Tuesday night to lobby for retaining the block-style lettering on the water tower.
ROCKFORD - An effort to clean up the village continues as council members consider how to handle homeowners in violation of the village's junk and mobile home ordinances.
FORT RECOVERY - Customers can step into Kaup Pharmacy and travel back to a time life seemed simpler and the future bright and shiny - at least in retrospect.
COLDWATER - Emily Kahlig will make a short trip south to play collegiate volleyball, but given the recent showings of Wittenberg University, she'll be playing some long seasons.
The Wright State University-Lake Campus baseball team was able to get the first game of their doubleheader with Ohio State University-Lima in on Tuesday, posting an 8-4 win over the Barons in Lima to move to 10-4 on the season.
