Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 2:47AM EDT until September 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 630 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 247 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 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
70° 70° slight chance chance Wed 86° Wed 86° chance 69° 69° slight chance chance Thu 84° Thu 84° likely
Monday, June 22nd, 2015
Obituaries on June 22nd, 2015
Cletus B. Niekamp age 92 of New Bremen, died on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 9:30 A.M. at his residence outside of New Bremen. [More]
Carol Stull, 80, Greenville, died unexpectedly at 11:10 a.m. June 20, 2015, at her residence. [More]
Stories on June 22nd, 2015
CELINA - City officials have come to an agreement with lakeside businesses owners wanting to use boat cleats to attract customers.
The cleats allow boaters to secure their vessels along the West Bank walkway. [More]
Most local festivals go off as planned despite recent flooding
CELINA - Almost all local roads have reopened and most of the weekend's scheduled events took place as last week's floodwaters slowly recede.
All state routes in Mercer County are open, said Monte Diegel, the county's 911 administrator.
CELINA - A 33-year-old woman died late Sunday night from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Celina Assistant Police Chief Cal Freeman.
ROSSBURG - Greg Wilson is a two-time All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Car champion and has been to Eldora's victory lane before, but after capturing Saturday night's 30-lap Ohio Sprint Speedweek feature event at the track, Wilson was fighting back tears.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Area swimmers took advantage of the rain taking a break over the weekend to compete in the annual Celina Pentathlon held at Bryson Pool.
Local pictures on June 22nd, 2015