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
Friday, July 26th, 2013
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Voters in the Celina, St. Henry and Marion Local school districts, Union Township and the village of Mendon will be asked in November to approve a 0.5-mill renewal levy to support the county's library system.
Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday approved action to place the five-year, renewal levy on the Nov. 5 ballot. If passed, it would collect $276,622 annually and cost an owner of a $100,000 home approximately $17.50 per year in taxes. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - The sights and smells of vendors that previously filled the downtown area during the annual Celina Lake Festival were replaced with normal traffic along Main Street this morning.
For the first time in festival history, all vendors were moved to Lake Shore Park near Grand Lake where nearly all activities will take place this weekend. [More]
Obituaries on July 26th, 2013
Ronald "Pete" Weddle, 81, Rockford, died in the early morning of July 25, 2013, at his home after a brief illness. [More]
Local pictures on July 26th, 2013
Subscriber stories on July 26th, 2013
Interim director Julia Shaffer promoted to permanent post
CELINA - Mercer County's interim director of nursing was appointed to the position permanently at a special meeting Thursday morning.
The Mercer Co
Drivers of overweight trucks would need permit to travel on village streets
ST. HENRY - Village councilors on Thursday night approved an emergency ordinance prohibiting overweight trucks from driving on streets unless issued a permit.
Hoying looks back fondly on decades of religious service
MARIA STEIN - Whether teaching children or serving the faithful, Sister Barbara Ann Hoying has loved every step of her 55-year career.
Hoying, a Me
CELINA - Longtime Immaculate Conception school kindergarten teacher Sister Nancy Wolf, C.PP.S., is celebrating her 50th Jubilee as a Sister of the Precious Blood and is also saying goodbye to her adopted family in Celina.
It had been an entire postseason of pulling rabbits from hats for the 1988 Celina ACME baseball team and as they faced elimination against Van Wert for the second time in the ACME state tournament, they figured they might as well work some hocus pocus one more time.
Since purchasing Eldora Speedway in 2004, Tony Stewart has made continuous improvements to the facility and it is generally regarded as the top dirt track in the country.