Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
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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.