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
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Firefighter injured battling blaze; home heavily damaged
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - Two snowplow drivers are credited with helping two teenagers flee a house fire Tuesday morning.
Steve Kinstle and Javier Gallegos, Ohio Department of Transportation employees, were repairing mailboxes in the area north of St. Marys when they saw smoke rolling from the eaves of a farmhouse at 14801 state Route 116. [More]
By Nancy Allen
CELINA - A grant snagged by the Celina Rotary Club will fund the installation of linear aeration in Pullman Bay along Lake Shore Drive this spring.
The $5,000 grant is from the District 600 Rotary, said club member Jim Mustard on Tuesday. Of the t [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
Athletic teams display unity in many different ways and specific traditions and superstitions are nothing new.
St. Henry's boys basketball team, though, took unity to the most visible level, shaving their heads to share a bond with one of their coaches and his family. [More]
Obituaries on January 29th, 2014
Edward A. Kaiser, 99, Moyock, N.C., formerly of Fort Recovery, died Jan. 27, 2014, in Moyock. [More]
Mark Alan Miley, 61, St. Marys, died Jan. 25, 2014, at Golden Living Center, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on January 29th, 2014
Subscriber stories on January 29th, 2014
CELINA - Using cameras to curb long-term parking violators - once time limits are established - may be under consideration by city officials.
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CELINA - Businesses in Coldwater and Fort Wayne, Ind., this week received contracts to complete phase two of a new multi-million dollar engineering complex on Mud Pike.
WAPAKONETA - Equipment and office supplies are being moved into the new Auglaize County dog pound in Wapakoneta as warden Russ Bailey prepares for the grand opening of the $382,000, 26-pen structure.
NEW BREMEN - Village council members are moving forward with developing new drinking water sources, approving a $6,900 contract with Poggemeyer Design Group on Monday night to produce a raw water supply analysis and general plan of proposed wells located west of town.
A Coldwater man serving 13 years in prison for a 2012 crash that killed two people and seriously injured a third will be resentenced following a ruling earlier this week by the Third District Court of Appeals.
Staff Reports
Mercer County has the state's lowest unemployment rate, according to data released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. It has been the lowest for more than two years.
The author Horace Greeley once said "Go West, young man."
Mike Bath is doing just that.
The Celina High School graduate is heading to the Univers
Cory Luebke is hoping 2014 goes a lot better than 2013.
A year ago, the San Diego Padres pitcher was hoping that by the end of the Major League Baseball season, he would be back in uniform and pitching after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow in 2012.
Marion Local senior offensive lineman Jason Brunswick has been selected to play in the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association's North-South Classic on April 26 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry's girls basketball team fell behind 16-4 after the opening quarter and could never recover as Eaton defeated the Redskins 62-32 on Tuesday night at Redskin Gymnasium.