Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
CELINA - The city began the year with a comfortable general fund carryover of $3.4 million, allowing for an earlier start to much-needed street repairs.
Mayor Jeff Hazel disclosed the carryover at Monday's regular council meeting during his annual state of the city address, which touched upon Celina's financial stability, community and economic development, capital projects and other noteworthy events in 2015. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections members on Tuesday reapproved 55 signatures on part-petitions supporting the Ohio Drug Price Relief Act.
CELINA - Investigators have extracted DNA from human bones found south of the city, but the man's identity has yet to be determined, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said this morning.
Longtime city employee suffered fatal heart attack
CELINA - Mayor Jeff Hazel at Monday night's council meeting honored the memory of a veteran public works employee who died of a heart attack on the job.
CELINA - A majority of Grand Lake's tributaries likely will have treatment trains within the next three years.
Milt Miller, Lake Restoration Commission director, told Lake Facilities Authority members on Tuesday that preliminary discussions for another treatment train had taken place.
Darien Sheffer's jump shot allowed Fort Recovery to go to overtime against Greenville, but the Green Wave outscored the Indians 10-6 in the extra session for a 73-69 win in Tuesday night boys basketball action in Darke County.
