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.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration 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 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Local family on vacation witnesses shooting at church
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - A local couple on vacation in Utah were three pews away when a man was shot in the head during Father's Day Mass on Sunday.
Alan and Donna Jutte of Coldwater and their two teenage children were unharmed but still in shock Monday after the horrific event in the small Catholic church they randomly chose to attend. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Fort Recovery and Celina engaged in a good old-fashioned pitching and defensive duel on Monday night.
After the Indians scored to tie the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning, it wasn't until the 10th before Fort Recovery plated one last run to beat Celina 2-1 in Mercer County ACME action at Montgomery Field. [More]
Obituaries on June 18th, 2013
Clara C. Paulus, 93, Versailles, passed away at 3 a.m. June 16, 2013, at Versailles Health Care Center in Versailles. [More]
Stella P. Siefring, 81, Coldwater, passed away at 10:05 p.m. June 16, 2013, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on June 18th, 2013
Subscriber stories on June 18th, 2013
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - The city will spend more than $1 million to remove asbestos from the former power plant.
Interim safety service director Greg Foxhoven
Two Miami County attorneys were appointed Monday afternoon to represent Trevin Sanders Roark - one of the two Union City men indicted last week by grand jurors in connection with the November 2011 murders of Robert and Colleen Grube.
CELINA - Police continue to investigate a June 2 stabbing downtown that seriously injured an unidentified Celina man. No one has been charged or arrested.
Minster
MINSTER - Board of Education members Monday night approved a resolution of necessity to seek renewal of a 0.2-mill recreation levy in November.
Tre
Grand Lake Notes
Pitching has been key for the first nine games of the 2013 Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season for the Grand Lake Mariners, a big change from the 2012 campaign.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry's ACME team got solid pitching from Brian Kremer and Josh Heitkamp during an 8-3 win over Parkway on Monday at Don Black Field in Rockford.