Flood Watch issued April 3 at 4:50AM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expected Saturday into Saturday night.
Today 65° Today 65° slight chance 46° 46° likely Tomorrow 56° Tomorrow 56° 52° 52°
Thursday, June 16th, 2016
Decision to proceed passed on 3-2 vote
By Jared Mauch
ST. MARYS - The drive for a new football stadium picked up a few yards on Wednesday as school board members approved starting a fundraising campaign.
Board members voted 3-2 to allow Clover Development Strategies to proceed with the campaign to raise capital funds for a new stadium complex near the Memorial High School. Board members Bob Valentine and Travis Kuenning voted against the decision. [More]
Mariners take down Scouts to improve record to 8-1
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Billy Sager was mad at himself for not being able to get a bunt down to move teammate Tyler Paulsen to third base.
Sager's outlet to vent frustration was to take the next pitch over the fence in right field for a walk-off two-run home run to give Grand Lake a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Xenia on Wednesday night at Montgomery Field to improve to 8-1. [More]
Obituaries on June 16th, 2016
Robert "Bob" Doll, 69, Coldwater, died on June 15, 2016, at Briarwood Village, [More]
Denis R. Rethman, age 72, of Maria Stein, died Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at the James Cancer Center, Columbus. [More]
Harold Francis Simmonds Jr., age 89, Celina, Ohio passed away at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday June 11, 2016, at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on June 16th, 2016
Subscriber stories on June 16th, 2016
FORT RECOVERY - A bit of rain did not dampen the fun at Wednesday's 225th anniversary celebration in Fort Recovery.
"It wasn't a bad day for it to
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners recently purchased a five-acre farm that abuts Ferguson Enterprises, a plumbing supply distribution center that opened in June 2014.
From staff reports
CELINA - A local church is holding a prayer vigil this evening for those affected by the attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.
$435,126 will pay to redo 6 miles
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners recently authorized a Findlay company to resurface almost 6 miles of county and township roadways.
Commissioners accepted The Shelly Co.'s bid of $435,126.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Cavaliers had one big inning, and that inning proved to be the difference in the ballgame.
A five-run, six-hit outburst