Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
St. Marys defeats Fort Recovery in championship match
By Robb Hemmelgarn
ST. MARYS - Before the 2014 volleyball season ever tipped off, St. Marys head coach Monica VanderHorst realized that in order for her team to enjoy the success for which she felt they had the potential, they needed to get off to a fast start.
Entering Saturday's invitational on their home court, the Roughriders sat at 2-3 overall on the season and were looking for some more fuel to propel them into the month of September. [More]
Obituaries on September 2nd, 2014
Jerry L. McConaha, 79, Versailles, passed away at 10:10 p.m. Aug. 27, 2014, in the emergency room at Wayne HealthCare, Greenville. [More]
Karen M. Shrock, 73, Mendon, died at 11 p.m. Aug. 30, 2014, at her son's residence in Versailles. [More]
Harold Dean Painter, 85, Mendon, passed away Aug. 30, 2014, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Dolores K. Belsher, 90, Coldwater, died Aug. 31, 2014, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Robert Wayne Stover, 80, Rockford, passed away at 5:34 a.m. Aug. 29, 2014, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Ralph Edward Rhoades, 86, Rockford, passed away at 2:15 p.m. Aug. 27, 2014, at Colonial Nursing Home, Rockford. [More]
Robert "Bob" Earle Barnett, 67, a former Celina teacher, died Aug. 28, 2014, in Greenville, S.C. [More]
Clara Elking, 85, Coldwater, died Aug. 31, 2014, in Vandalia.
Arrangements ar [More]
Eulalia Link, 95, Coldwater, died Aug. 31, 2014, at her home.
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Marilyn Henning, 82, St. Marys, died Aug. 30, 2014, at Otterbein, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on September 2nd, 2014
Subscriber stories on September 2nd, 2014
Officials say taxes, park revenues up over last year
CELINA - Local businesses and residents are declaring 2014 a good year for Grand Lake.
"Yes, we've had our bad years," said Donna Grube, director o
ST. HENRY - Buckeye Central won its second consecutive PT Services Volleyball Invitational with a third round win over host St. Henry 25-21, 25-21, at the Middle School on Saturday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
At the end the holiday weekend, Keith Wenning and Jordan Thompson were both still a part of the National Football League.
Baltes Classic
ROSSBURG - Kent Robinson received a new Club 29 Chassis on Thursday afternoon and decided to skip the next three nights of racing to turn the bare race car frame into a dirt late model capable of competing at Eldora Speedway.
You won't ever catch Jason Andrew lying on the couch, channel surfing, not even during his summer vacation.
"I'm not going to take a month off and start eating potato chips and drinking pop and lying the couch all day," he said.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Area cross country teams traveled to Greenville for the annual Treaty City Invitational held at Greenville City Park