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
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Move will cost county $265,000 more a year in health care costs
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday chose to pay higher employee health care costs in 2016 instead of facing Obamacare terms and/or compromising Christian values.
Commissioners unanimously voted to stay with the county's current healt [More]
Obituaries on November 6th, 2015
Raymond N. Bey, Jr., 36, Celina, passed away at his residence on November 4, 2015 at 9:00 A.M. [More]
Thomas C. Post, 83, Celina, died 7:04 P.M. on November 4, 2015.
He was born M [More]
Ilene Buck, 91, Saint Marys, Ohio, died 10:50 P.M. Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Elmwood of New Bremen. [More]
Johnnie Watkins, age 67 of Celina, OH (formerly of Beattyville, KY) passed away on Nov. 4, 2015 at Van Wert Hospice Center surround by his loved ones. [More]
Joan Schmiesing age 81 of New Bremen, Ohio, died on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 4:00 AM at the Mercer County Community Hospital, of Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
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Subscriber stories on November 6th, 2015
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - After two unsuccessful applications, city officials have received funding from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to help pay for a $319,602 project on the Miami-Erie Canal Towpath.
COLDWATER - Sometimes the simplest gift is the most heartfelt.
"I'm pretty much about simple," Jan Broering of Coldwater recently told a packed house at the Coldwater Public Library where she presented ideas on assembling homemade gifts.
A pair of state programs can protect farmers from liability issues, said Mercer County Assisting Prosecuting Attorney Andy Hinders.
Hinders during
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County treasurer and auditor hope to save time and money when preparing mail in 2016.
Both officials on Thursday requested a shared mail weighing system during their budget hearings with the county commissioners.
COLDWATER - Mercer Health has been recognized by the state auditor for its clean audit report.
State auditor Dave Yost on Thursday announced a new
Division II Voleyball Regional Semifinals
ONTARIO - After two sets of back-and-forth action, everything that could go wrong for St. Marys in the third set did, and everything that could go right for Ottawa-Glandorf did as well.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Knoxville finished its season in volleyball with a three-set loss to Jackson Center in the Division IV regional semifinals Thursday night at Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City.