Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
66° 66° slight chance Thu 81° Thu 81° patchy slight chance 66° 66° chance Fri 81° Fri 81° likely
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Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
Police suspect arsonist torched Celina vehicles
Law enforcement seeks tips from public
By Margie Wuebker
Celina firefighters and police officers responded to a rash of suspicious vehicle fires early this morning at residences in the northeast part of the city.
Arson is suspected.
The first 911 call came in at 5:30 a.m. today from the 1600 block of Queensbury Drive with a second fire report 13 minutes later from the 1000 block of Kensington Court. Someone also reported a smouldering fire in vehicle along Meadowview Drive shortly before 10 a.m. [More]
Minster BOE puts levy renewal on ballot
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Board of education members voted Monday night to seek the renewal of a 0.2-mill recreation levy in November.
Treasurer Laura Klosterman said the current levy expires at the end of the year. If approved by voters the district will collect $12,349 annually for five years. [More]
Obituaries on July 30th, 2013
Marjorie Stephenson
Marjorie C. Stephenson, 75, Celina, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 9:25 a.m. July 28, 2013. [More]
Kenneth Kramer
Kenneth J. Kramer, 69, of rural Wapakoneta, died unexpectedly July 28, 2013, at his family farm. [More]
Owen Roessner
Owen Daniel Roessner, son of Tom and Janelle Brackman Roessner, Coldwater, was stillborn on July 28, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital. [More]
Baird Krueger
Baird A. Krueger, 82, Granville, died July 26, 2013, at Kindred Care Center in Newark. [More]
James Geis
James Geis, Wapakoneta, died July 29, 2013, at his residence.
Arrangements ar [More]
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Subscriber stories on July 30th, 2013
State seeks venue change
County prosecutor Matt Fox is requesting a change of venue for the trial of a 33-year-old St. Henry man facing multiple sex charges.
The motion, fi
Civil War takes center stage at fair
WAPAKONETA - Nearly 1,000 Auglaize County men who answered the call of duty during the Civil War will be honored at the fair this week.
Historical
St. Marys asbestos bid under estimate
ST. MARYS - The low bid to remove asbestos from the former city power plant came in $628,000 below estimate.
All seven bids opened last week came i
Fair schedule
Today
• 5 p.m. - Steven's Puppets
• 6:30 p.m. - Harness racing, Moon City Trot, grandstand
• 7:30 p.m. - Triumphant Quartet, gospel ten
Grand Lake set to open postseason in Newark
The Grand Lake Mariners may be the sixth-seeded team in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League playoffs but Cody Castle is optimistic about his team's chances in the six-team tournament.
Mariners have five all-league selections
GLSCL Honors
The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League announced its individual awards for the 2013 season on Monday and five Grand Lake Mariners earned all-GLSCL honors.
Landowners in Mercer, Auglaize may be eligible for EQIP funds
Landowners in parts of Mercer and Auglaize counties and all of Van Wert County in the St. Marys River Watershed can apply for more than $1.5 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funds to help combat toxic blue-green algae blooms that continue to plague western Lake Erie.
Nominations accepted for county FSA committees
Nominations are being accepted for one open seat on each of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) committees for Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Each county committee is comprised of three members who each serve a three-year term. The deadline to nominate candidates is Thursday.
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