Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
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Saturday, January 31st, 2015
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - The cost of routine patrol and inmate transports continues to impact Mercer County Sheriff's Office expenses.
The department's total budget this year is $2.9 million. Last year's appropriations were about $2.8 million.
Vehicle replacements, repair, maintenance and gasoline costs, as well as time clocked on the road by deputies, are squeezing the agency's enforcement, jail and dispatch funds, Sheriff Jeff Grey said. [More]
Celina takes sole possession of first place in WBL with 59-49 victory
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - One quick burst of daylight was all that Celina needed to take sole possession of first place in the Western Buckeye League.
A buzzer-beating three-pointer by Grant Laffin at the end of the first quarter triggered a dominating second quarter and the Bulldogs went on to beat St. Marys 59-49 in a battle of WBL unbeatens at a jam-packed Fieldhouse. [More]
Obituaries on January 31st, 2015
Virginia Dickerson, 81, Celina, died at 2:05 a.m. Jan. 30, 2015, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Alice M. Petronis, 84, formerly of Shawnee, passed away at 7 a.m. Jan. 30, 2015, at Auglaize Acres Nursing Home, Wapakoneta. [More]
Local pictures on January 31st, 2015
Subscriber stories on January 31st, 2015
Salaries range from $89,000 to $106,778
Despite sharing a title, local school district superintendents don't always perform exactly the same role and their pay and benefits packages vary with their experience, duties and the districts' size and budget.
CELINA - A Mercer County Common Pleas Court jury Friday found a Piqua man guilty of three counts of breaking and entering, fifth-degree felonies, and one count of corrupt activity, a second-degree felony, in connection with break-ins at Mercer County businesses in 2014.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local opponents have come to fear the Flyers' twin towers and their inside game. Versailles found out Friday night that you have to guard the perimeter as well.
Teams combine for 19 three-pointers
ROCKFORD - Rain wasn't in the forecast Friday night.
So the Minster Wildcats took it upon themselves to make it rain three-pointers inside Panther Gymnasium instead.
Midwest Athletic Conference Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
St. Henry pulled away from the Delphos St. John's Blue Jays by outscoring them 26-10 in the second half for a 43-30 victory Friday to stay undefeated in conference action.
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Defiance outscored Wapakoneta 22-14 in the fourth quarter to come away with a 56-48 win over the Redskins in Auglaize County on Friday night.