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
Saturday, January 2nd, 2016
Curtain Call
By Robb Hemmelgarn
It's been a quarter-century since the 1990-91 St. Henry Redskins conquered their way to the boys' Division IV state basketball championship. Although the destruction they inflicted throughout their schedule has all been repaired, the memories of their high-octane offense, highlight-reel dunks and tendency to sellout almost everywhere they played, still linger. [More]
Obituaries on January 2nd, 2016
Fr. Albert Reed, C.PP.S., 87, died at 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 [More]
Randina "Randi" Slemmons, 32, of 1023 Homestead Drive, Coldwater, Ohio, died su [More]
Nathan H. Hirschfeld, age 88, of New Bremen, died on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 5:58 P.M. at the Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, OH. [More]
Robert D. Miller, 87, Willshire, died at 2:35 p.m. Dec., 30, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. [More]
Joshua Smith, 27, Bellevue, died Dec. 29, 2015, in Celina. 
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Frederick J. Topp, age 93, formerly of Chickasaw, OH., died on Friday, January 1, 2016 at 3:30 A.M. at the Gardens of St. Henry. [More]
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Subscriber stories on January 2nd, 2016
The number of traffic fatalities across the Grand Lake area in 2015 rose slightly from the previous year but was fewer than the overall annual average.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday voted  2-1 to approve a petition to annex 30.481 acres composed of 12 properties into the village of Fort Recovery.