Flood Watch issued April 4 at 3:02PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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 Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and 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 occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expected Saturday into Saturday night.
48° 48° Sat 62° Sat 62° 37° 37° Sun 44° Sun 44° chance
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
Obituaries on December 4th, 2014
Pastor Raymond Barnes, 77, St. Marys, died Dec. 3, 2014, at his residence.
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Donald Brotherwood, St. Marys, died Dec. 3, 2014, at his residence.
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Margaret Hight, 92, St. Marys, died at 1:53 p.m. Dec. 3, 2014, at Joint Townshi [More]
Julitta Voskuhl, 100, St. Henry, died Dec. 2, 2014, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Lawrence J. "Wiss" Wissman, 61, New Bremen, died Dec. 1, 2014, at the Arthur G. [More]
Stories on December 4th, 2014
FORT RECOVERY - Cooper Farms and Weaver Brothers of Versailles have purchased Perham Egg, an egg-breaking facility that began operating in July on Wabash Road. [More]
ROCKFORD - Four contenders have thrown their hats into the ring to replace Mark Heitkamp on the Parkway Local Schools Board of Education.
Heitkamp, who served three years of his four-year term, resigned at last month's board meeting.
CELINA - Wright State University-Lake Campus officials have named Dr. Jay Albayyari of Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Ind., as the new dean. [More]
MENDON - The ladies of the Mendon Festival of Trees committee on Wednesday night put the finishing festive touches on the inside of the Mendon-Union Town Hall in preparation for what has become a major village community event.
CELINA - A lighted horse parade will debut at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Mercer County Fairgrounds.
Emily Hay, one of the organizers of the first-ev
Divisions V, VI, VII All-Ohio Football Selections
The area was well-represented on the All-Ohio football honors list for Divisions V, VI and VII that was released Wednesday night.
In Division VII, Fort Recovery Brent Niekamp was named co-Coach of the Year in the state, sharing the honors with Toronto's Eric Meek and Millersport's Terry Holbert.
Many factors play a role in the success of the Midwest Athletic Conference.
The popular consensus is that the league's success comes from a "put-on-your-hard-hat-and-get-to-work-attitude," stable families/ communities/ school systems that exist in the area and small-town pride.
Division VII State Championship Game
Marion Local has wanted the chance to play at Ohio Stadium for a while now.
The time will come for the Blue and Gold on Saturday morning. The team
Division V State Championship Game
Not often does a quarterback weigh more than most of the opposing defenders.
Coldwater will get to experience that Saturday as they face Canton Central Catholic in the Division V state championship game at Ohio Stadium at 8 p.m.
Local pictures on December 4th, 2014