Flood Watch issued April 1 at 2:59PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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 Wednesday evening through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Wind Advisory issued April 1 at 2:45PM EDT until April 3 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and southwest and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 10 AM Wednesday to midnight EDT Wednesday Night.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
42° 42° Wed 75° Wed 75° chance 58° 58° chance Thu 68° Thu 68°
Saturday, February 15th, 2014
By Amy Kronenberger
Collecting student data will be key to gauging Common Core's success.
But while supporters say gathering detailed data will provide a fuller picture of how students compare nationally and internationally, opponents fear it will endanger student privacy. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - Marion Local's season-best offensive effort was more than enough for the Flyers to pick up a 75-53 Midwest Athletic Conference win over Parkway on Friday night at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford.
The Flyers improve to 15-4 overall and, more importantly, are now tied for first place in the MAC with a record of 7-1 after Fort Recovery's loss to St. Henry. The Flyers and Indians meet at The Hangar next Friday to determine the MAC championship. [More]
Obituaries on February 15th, 2014
Judith (Wise) Dixon, 70, formerly of Celina, died at 2:35 p.m. Feb. 13, 2014, at Birchaven Nursing Home, Findlay. [More]
Local pictures on February 15th, 2014
Subscriber stories on February 15th, 2014
CELINA - The director of the local board of elections welcomes pending legislation to establish online voter registration.
Laura Bruns, director of
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County received a $375,000 grant Thursday to start a pilot treatment program for opiate addiction.
Common Pleas Court Judge F
St. Marys plant part of holdings
ST. MARYS - Veyance Technologies Inc., which owns the former Goodyear plant in St. Marys, was purchased by Continental, a German automotive supplier and tire manufacturer earlier this month for $1.9 million.
District Swimming Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's Tyus Temple and Minster's Nikki Borgerding earned berths to next week's state swimming championships after automatically qualifying at Friday's Division II district meet held at Cleveland State University.
Sectional Boys Bowling Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater held off St. Henry to win the Division II boys bowling sectional title as the postseason got underway on F
FORT RECOVERY - After honoring its three seniors, Fort Recovery's boys basketball team had a chance to celebrate winning a Midwest Athletic Conference championship on Friday night at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
KENTON - Celina's boys basketball team kept its hopes of a Western Buckeye League title alive with a 69-65 hard-fought win over Kenton on Friday night.
COLDWATER - Even though New Knoxville controlled the first half and led by as many as 13 points, Coldwater rallied in the second half and the Cavaliers emerged from The Palace with a 55-51 Midwest Athletic Conference victory over the Rangers.
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys took the lead in the second quarter and slowly increased it through the final two quarters en route to a 67-59 win over Ottawa-Glandorf in Western Buckeye League action at Murotech Court on Friday night.
Midwest Athletic Conference Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster and Versailles battled back and forth but the Tigers pulled away late for a 48-43 Midwest Athletic Conference win over the Wildcats on Friday night in Darke County.