Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:09AM EDT until September 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 309 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
70° 70° slight chance chance Wed 86° Wed 86° chance 69° 69° slight chance chance Thu 84° Thu 84° likely
Friday, August 8th, 2014
Judge expected to hand down sentence next week
By Margie Wuebker
CELINA - Bryant Rhoades - one of two men implicated in the November 2011 murders of Fort Recovery-area residents Robert and Colleen Grube - now plans not to contest the charges against him and face sentencing Tuesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. [More]
By Doug Drexler
CELINA - Athletes on three teams this year are taking part in a pilot program to protect them against concussions.
Celina City Schools Board of Education members on Thursday accepted a $1,000 grant from Dr. Phillip Masser to help fund the new program. [More]
Obituaries on August 8th, 2014
Sister Evelyn Monnin, 88, Dayton, and formerly of Russia, died Aug. 6, 2014, at the Maria Joseph Center, Dayton. [More]
Local pictures on August 8th, 2014
Subscriber stories on August 8th, 2014
Mercer County Fair next up for 10-year-old showman
CELINA - He may be small, but 10-year-old Nicklaus Adams soared over his competitors' heads at this year's Ohio State Fair where his hog won reserve grand champion barrow.
CELINA - The local civil service commission this morning upheld a special hearing officer's ruling supporting the city's decision to terminate former police chief Dave Slusser for alleged misconduct in office.
CELINA - Farm Credit Mid-America is putting a sharper focus on helping younger and beginning farmers with its Growing Forward Program.
Mark Tangema
WAPAKONETA - A Lima man suspected in area home burglaries including several in Auglaize County was taken into custody this week.
Mark Ball, 51, was
The 2014 Mercer County Fair harness racing program will look to have something for all ages when action takes place Sunday afternoon and Monday evening at the grandstand.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Colin Foster
Parkway opened the dual match portion of its boys golf schedule with a 176-193 win over Crestview at Deerfield on Thursday.