Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* 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 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 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 12 at 9:17AM 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 this 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 into this evening. 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, March 7th, 2015
Parents decide their children shouldn't take PARCC tests
By David Giesige
While most area students sat down this week to take standardized tests, many others refused to take the exams.
Even though local school officials consider passing the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers or PARCC tests to be the easiest of three paths to graduation, some parents have opted their children out of taking the tests. [More]
Division II Girls State Bowling Tournament
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
After losing six seniors from a team that won two state titles and a runner-up trophy the past three seasons, some thought the Coldwater girls bowling team would be a little down.
The Lady Cavaliers set out to prove the naysayers wrong and did so on Friday, winning the school's third state girls bowling title at the Division II state tournament at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl. [More]
Obituaries on March 7th, 2015
Dorothy A. Meyer, 92, formerly of Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes March 5, 2015, at Lane Park, Sidney. [More]
Amelia Alice "Amy" (Hudson), Singleton 76, Franklin, died March 5, 2015.
She [More]
Marilyn Sue Thobe, 52, Celina, passed away peacefully in her home with her family March 6, 2015. [More]
Local pictures on March 7th, 2015
Subscriber stories on March 7th, 2015
Thirty-nine blighted or unsafe residential structures were razed in the last few years in Mercer and Auglaize counties with funds from attorney general Mike DeWine's Moving Ohio Forward program.
Division IV Boys Basketball Sectional at Coldwater
COLDWATER - The Marion Local Flyers and New Bremen Cardinals each found themselves cutting down the nets in celebration after winning Division IV sectional titles Friday night at the Palace.
Division II Boys Basketball Sectional at Lima Senior
LIMA - One thing coach Chris Bihn noticed when he looked at the postgame stats was that Celina's rebounding numbers were down, especially on the offensive end.
Division III Boys Basketball Sectional at St. Marys
ST. MARYS - Coldwater put the clamps on one of the area's leading scorers and picked up a Division III sectional title Friday night at Murotech Court in St. Marys.
Division IV Boys Basketball Sectional at Bath
BATH TOWNSHIP - The tournament run for Minster and New Knoxville ended Friday night at Bath High School.
The Wildcats came up short in their bid fo
Tournament Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys rallied in the fourth quarter to force overtime and then outscored Shawnee 11-2 in the extra session to claim the Division II sectional title at Riverdale with a 65-56 win over the Indians on Friday.