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.

Friday, September 4th, 2015

Celina man charged with robbing bank

By Jared Mauch

GREENVILLE - A Celina man has been arrested for a robbery of a Centerville, Ind., bank.

Kevin Schulz, 23, 625 N. Mill St., was found and arrested in Greenville on Aug. 31 for the Aug. 27 robbery of the MainSource Bank in the 100 block of E. Main Street, Centerville, Ind, according to the Darke County Sheriff's Office.
Schulz was reportedly
identified after surveillance photos were released.

The amount of money robbed from the bank is unknown, Darke County Corporal Kim Nichols said.

After his arrest, Schulz was taken to the Darke County jail where he was booked at 6:24 p.m. Aug. 31 on a parole violation warrant from Mercer County, Nichols said.

No charges involved with the robbery are listed on the Darke County Sheriff's Office inmate search for Schulz.

Authorities are continuing investigations of other bank robberies in the region and some in Indiana that may have involved Schulz, Nichols said.

Schulz is currently in the Darke County jail, Nichols said.

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Celina dropped to 4-2 in Western Buckeye League girls tennis action on Thursday in a 4-1 loss to a strong Wapakoneta squad at the Booster Club Tennis Complex.