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
Saturday, June 22nd, 2013
Dave Slusser claims he's the victim of a political vendetta
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Recently terminated police chief Dave Slusser is fighting to get his job back, claiming he is the victim of a political vendetta.
Slusser, accompanied by St. Marys attorney Gregory Wilson on Friday afternoon, revealed he is appealing the city administration's decision to the civil service commission of Celina. [More]
Guardians want cost of lake cleanup shifted away from local residents and businesses, heavy fines for polluters
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A new Grand Lake support group wants to force the state and negligent farmers to take responsibility for the polluted waterway.
Members of Guardians of Grand Lake St. Marys hope to shift the costly burden of clean-up away from local residents and businesses who've already suffered lower property values and lost revenue. [More]
Obituaries on June 22nd, 2013
Marietta J. Bonifas, 63, St. Marys, died June 21, 2013, at Brookview Healthcare [More]
Cloyd Boroff, 95, died of natural causes at 10:53 a.m. June 21, 2013, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Former Celina resident Florence E. Moore, 99, died June 18, 2013, in Okeechobee, Fla. She had been a resident of Okeechobee for approximately the last 20 years. [More]
Local pictures on June 22nd, 2013
Subscriber stories on June 22nd, 2013
MARIA STEIN - When she was a first-grader at St. Patrick Elementary School in Troy, Evelyn Mahrt always enjoyed Fridays. But unlike most of her classmates, it was not just the impending weekend that excited her.
Special needs passengers, bus driver treated and released, car driver fair
The Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred around 8:23 a.m. Friday on U.S. 33 near Glynwood-New Knoxville Road.
Three Celina area individuals were arrested on possession of heroin charges on Thursday, according to Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey.
The arrests were the result of a traffic stop for improper lane use as well as information regarding the use of drugs.
Mariners held to three runs in two games
CELINA - Pitching can only do so much when the offense isn't producing runs.
Grand Lake's pitchers allowed just three runs during Friday's doubleh
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's ACME team scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, but could only manage one more run for the rest of the game and Wapakoneta plated two runs in the top of the seventh to rally past the Cavaliers 7-5 on Friday at Veterans Field in Coldwater.