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
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
By Claire Giesige
NEW BREMEN - Options for a new or renovated school building for kindergartners through eighth-graders have been narrowed down from four plans to three.
School board members on Monday discussed plans presented by Garmann-Miller & Associates of Minster, the architecture and engineering firm chosen in August to complete pre-bond work on the building. [More]
Obituaries on March 17th, 2016
Robert H. Hoying, age 84, of Minster, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. [More]
Glenna "Jean" Henschen, 92, New Knoxville, Ohio, died 12:20 P.M. Sunday, March 13, 2016, at the Saint Marys Living Center. [More]
Charlotte A. Ramsey age 69 of Celina, formerly of Dayton, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Bonnie Jean Salyers, age 69, of Rossburg, OH, passed away, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Mercer Health in Coldwater, OH. [More]
Vincent C. Kanney, age 83, of Coldwater, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Jeffery R. King age 52 of New Bremen, died unexpectedly at his residence.
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Alan "Al" L. Shafer, 77, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at his residence surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 8:37 am. [More]
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Subscriber stories on March 17th, 2016
Progress reported in many areas
CELINA - Mercer County residents' health improved last year, according to the latest edition of the County Health Rankings, released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin.
ST. MARYS - A local doctor on Wednesday warned St. Marys Rotary Club members about the dangers of drug use.
Dr. Bob Gill of Grand Lake Health Syst
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MONTEZUMA – Village officials will commit $18,000 as the local share in a state grant application for a street resurfacing project.
At last month
The Lake Area Arts Group is teaming up with Mercer County Fair officials to increase the focus on the arts during this year's fair.
The collaboration is part of an ongoing effort by LAAG to inspire interest in the arts in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
St. Henry's Ryan Mikesell committed to the University of Dayton men's basketball team a few months after the Flyers' run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2014.