Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM 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 Wednesday 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 through Wednesday. 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.
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Saturday, June 21st, 2014
Program offers online classes with teachers assisting students
By Doug Drexler
CELINA - Daniel "Ray" Harrell was just coasting through classes at Coldwater High School, probably doing enough to graduate by his fourth year.
"(I was) getting by with friends," said the 17-year-old. "I did enough to get by."
When his mother and stepfather divorced, Harrell was left with a hard choice. His mother, Linda Brunswick, was moving to Wapakoneta, but he wanted to stay in Coldwater and live with his stepfather, Dave Brunswick. [More]
Obituaries on June 21st, 2014
Judith Ann (Simon) Seger, 72, Yorkshire, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Norman G. "Ez" Wierwille, 80, of New Knoxville, died at 7:35 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Local pictures on June 21st, 2014
Subscriber stories on June 21st, 2014
A man who carjacked an elderly woman's vehicle and stole money from her early Friday afternoon was captured by law enforcement just hours later, according to St. Mary's Police Chief Mark Ernst.
CELINA - An inmate at the Mercer County Detention Facility faces a possible felony charge after he struck a corrections officer Thursday afternoon.
CELINA - The Minster ACME team responded to tie Celina in the sixth after the Bulldogs finally touched up Wildcat pitcher Peter Falk for a run in the fourth.
Friday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater opened play in its Summer Slam ACME baseball tournament with an 11-1 five-inning win over Elida on Friday evening.