Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 3:58PM EDT until July 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 356 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fort Loramie, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, New Knoxville, Russia, Osgood, Willowdell, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Lake Loramie State Park, Egypt, Maria Stein, Mccartyville and Houston.
FORT RECOVERY - The village offered an irresistible pair of assets when North Central Equity was seeking a second location for its Perham Egg division.
"We're here for two reasons: the eggs are here and the village can handle the wastewater," said Bernie Coyle, the company's vice president of manufacturing. [More]
Marion Local's Tim Goodwin has a mantle full of honors already in his 15 years as head football coach: Seven state titles, a couple of state Coach of the Year accolades and an .800-plus career winning percentage.
Goodwin added to his honors on Tuesday in receiving the Paul Brown Excellence in Coaching Award from Cincinnati Bengals owner/president Mike Brown. The award, first presented in 2002, honors outstanding high school coaches in the region. [More]
Program designed to teach kids good sportsmanship while having fun
ST. HENRY - Hayden Boeckman dug in his heels as he geared up to dodge the balls rocketing toward him in the high school gym.
Boeckman, 8, this week joined 18 other first- to sixth-graders at Laffalot Summer Camp, a weeklong program sponsored for the first time this year by St. Henry schools.
MARIA STEIN - Board of education members in a special session Tuesday night approved placing a levy on the Nov. 4 ballot that would increase taxes for district property owners.
NEW BREMEN - Village council members intend to borrow $750,000 from a local bank to pay for new water wells.
Though council members have not yet selected a bank, New Bremen Mayor Jeff Pape anticipates the interest rate to be about 3 percent, he told council during a meeting Tuesday night.
