Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Rocketship Sports helped launch Grand Lake Marathon
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - Rocketship Sports Management was honored Tuesday for promoting area tourism by launching the Grand Lake Marathon in 2014.
The nonprofit Greenville-based organization was given the Stahr Award during the Auglaize and Mercer Counties Convention and Visitors Bureau annual luncheon at Otterbein St. Marys. Rocketship manager Roger Bowersock was unable to attend the presentation. [More]
WILLSHIRE - Parkway Local Schools Board of Education members Tuesday renewed the high school head volleyball coach's contract despite receiving anonymous letters opposing the move.
CELINA - Former State Rep. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, on Tuesday announced he'll run for the Ohio Senate seat now held by Keith Faber, R-Celina. Faber will no longer represent the 12th District after 2016 due to term limits.
