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
Monday, December 29th, 2014
By Robb Hemmelgarn
MINSTER - Minster girls basketball coach Nann Stechschulte looked uncomfortably perplexed as she made her way to the locker room at halftime of the Wildcats' game with Van Wert on Saturday afternoon.
It was obvious the veteran coach had a dozen things on her mind as her girls held a 17-16 edge over the Cougars, having blown a six-point cushion over the course of the final three minutes of the second quarter. [More]
Obituaries on December 29th, 2014
Ralph A. Boerger, 95, New Bremen, died at 6:20 p.m. Dec. 26, 2014, at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen. [More]
Clement O. "Clem" Eckstein, 81, Greenville, passed away at 2:33 p.m. Dec. 26, 2014, at State of the Heart Hospice Care Center, Greenville. [More]
Bernard "Bud" Litherland, 71, Celina, passed away at 4:25 a.m. Dec. 28, 2014, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Robert Shirk, 93, Wabash, passed away at his residence Dec. 27, 2014.
Arrange [More]
Evelyn M. Woeste, 97, Coldwater, and formerly of St. Rose, died Dec. 28, 2014, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Betty L. Kuhn, 81, Celina, died at 12:45 a.m. Dec. 27, 2014, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus. [More]
Helen M. Schilling Doll, 93, Coldwater, died Dec. 27, 2014, at Briarwood Village. [More]
Gwenda J. Wenning, 91, Celina, passed away Dec. 29, 2014, at Celina Manor Nursi [More]
Anna Lee Frazier, 86, formerly of St. Marys, died Dec. 25, 2014, at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Ky. [More]
Douglas D. Hartwig, 60, New Bremen, died Dec. 27, 2014, at the Arthur G. James Cancer Center, Columbus, after a brief illness. [More]
Mary K. "Kathy" Helmstetter Crosiar, 66, Springfield, died Dec. 22, 2014, in St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on December 29th, 2014
Subscriber stories on December 29th, 2014
COLDWATER - The Sager residence has become a home away from home for a young girl from Thailand.
Milin, whose full name is Nattamol Taweesaengsakul
ST. MARYS - A building was damaged, and a St. Marys teen was injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon on East Spring Street.
Lester Heitk
GREENVILLE - A Coldwater man was arrested for impaired driving after he allegedly drove a pickup truck head-on into a police cruiser Sunday night in Darke County.
MARIA STEIN - Spotted to a 14-0 lead, Marion Local needed every point they could muster to hold off St. Marys to improve to 2-0 with a 62-54 win at the Hangar on Saturday night. The loss snapped the Roughriders' two-game win streak in going to 3-3 on the season.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery scored the first 26 points of the game to pick up their fourth win of the season in a 73-14 win over Greenville in Saturday matinee girls basketball action at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
WOHSBC Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The West Ohio High School Bowling Conference featured the boys on the lanes on Saturday at Speedway Lanes on Saturday.