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, July 2nd, 2013
More than 3 inches of rain fall near Fort Recovery
By Shelley Grieshop
FORT RECOVERY - A heavy downpour of rain Monday morning along the western edge of Mercer County left a state highway flooded and closed to traffic for several hours.
A sudden deluge of more than 3 inches of rain reportedly fell in portions of northern Fort Recovery during mid-morning hours. [More]
Obituaries on July 2nd, 2013
Shirley Marie Hawkey, 69, Oshkosh, Wis., passed away at 10 p.m. Jan. 18, 2013, as the result of a lung disease. [More]
Jerry W. Henkaline, 67, of Minster, died at 11:49 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Ruth M. Binz, 62, wife of Michael Binz, passed away June 30, 2013.
She was born in Celina to Harold and Verna Sage Andrews. [More]
Rosemary R. Meinerding, 79, formerly of Mendon and St. Marys, died at 10:20 p.m [More]
Local pictures on July 2nd, 2013
Subscriber stories on July 2nd, 2013
Dead zone impedes police department's radio transmission
CELINA - Communication complications are hindering the move of the city's police department into the basement of the recently purchased building on Main Street.
VERSAILLES - The body of an unidentified man was removed from a burning camper north of the village early Monday morning.
The Darke County Sheriff
The four children of former Celina residents Don and Betty Purdy, who passed away in June 2012, gathered Thursday in Celina to dedicate three pianos the family donated to Celina City Schools.
Mercer County
Ryan Kemper has been hired as the new district conservationist for Mercer County. He started the new post Monday.
Kemper is a familiar face in the
Auglaize County ACME Sectional Tournament
MINSTER - The top two seeds earned come-from-behind wins as the Auglaize County ACME baseball sectional tournament finally got underway on Monday after Sunday's rainouts.