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, March 23rd, 2015
Five local projects part of $150M fundraising campaign
By David Giesige
CELINA - Wright State University officials are getting closer to achieving a fundraising goal of $150 million to pay for major projects at the Dayton and Celina campuses.
At Lake Campus, plans call for the creation of new athletics and recreation complex with an all-turf baseball stadium; a connector building uniting Trenary and Dwyer halls; a water quality institute; an advanced manufacturing center; and an agribusiness and food science program, Lake Campus Dean Bonnie Mathies said Sunday. [More]
Obituaries on March 23rd, 2015
Steve E. Baker, 61, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 10:18 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he had been a patient. [More]
Verlin Orick, 72, of Saint Marys, Ohio, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, [More]
Norma Eileen (Allmandinger) Shaffer, age 84, of Celina, passed away Friday morning, March 20, 2015, at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. [More]
Ilene Lange, St. Henry, died March 22, 2015, at her home.
Services are pendin [More]
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Subscriber stories on March 23rd, 2015
CELINA - More than 1,000 FFA students on Saturday got a chance to test the judging skills they'll need for a career in agriculture.
The ninth annua
Fort Recovery teen organizes event to help kids in Haiti
FORT RECOVERY - Elle Schoenherr beamed Sunday as she greeted more than 100 people arriving at Fort Recovery High School for a 5K run/walk to raise funds for a new orphanage, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, in northern Haiti.
DAYTON - Earl Baltes, 93, the longtime owner of Eldora Speedway, died this morning at Miami Valley Hospital, the speedway's website reported.
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