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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.

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Bruns ready for all-star chance in San Diego

Rockford 8-year-old to compete in Pitch, Hit & Run finals

By Colin Foster

Brittyn Bruns comes from a Rockford community that has produced many all-stars on the softball field.

The eight-year-old will also know a thing or two more about being an all-star after this weekend.

The daughter of Chad and Brandi Bruns, Brit [More]

Obituaries on July 8th, 2016

Robert Keller

Robert Lee Keller, 87, Saint Marys, died 4:08 A.M. Thursday, July 7, 2016, at the Saint Marys Living Center. [More]

Hewil Teague

Hewil Teague, 82, St. Marys, OH died 2:30 a.m. Wednesday July 6, 2016 at St. Marys Living Center. [More]

Mack Wellman

Mack W. Wellman age 87 of New Bremen, died on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 10:15 PM at the Heritage Center in Minster. [More]

Local pictures on July 8th, 2016

Subscriber stories on July 8th, 2016

Proposed 2.2M layer facility opposed

A 2.22 million layer hen facility proposed for south of Monticello in Van Wert County by some area farmers faces opposition.

About a dozen people h

Grand Lake fishing outlook improves

Anglers and fishing tournament officials report good fishing on Grand Lake.

Social media is also helping to get out the word.

A Facebook page cal

County accepts resurfacing bid

Mercer County commissioners on Thursday accepted a $602,022 bid to resurface township roads throughout the county.

The Shelly Co. was the successf

St. Henry board hires teachers to fill vacancies

ST. HENRY - School board members at a special meeting Thursday night filled the last teaching openings for the upcoming school year.

They hired Jus

Pastor plans to open 'biker church'

VAN WERT COUNTY - A local pastor, who hopes to open a church in mid-July, defies the church pastor stereotype.

He also wants his congregation to differ from the area's traditional churches.

Keck qualifies for diving nationals

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater senior-to-be Caleb Keck qualified for the AT&T USA Diving National Championships in the three-meter diving

Luebke signs with Marlins

Cory Luebke agreed to a a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins and pitched one perfect inning for the Marlins' Class A-Advanced Florida State League team in Jupiter. Luebke threw just 11 pitches and struck out two St. Lucie (Mets) batters.

Mariners fall to Irish

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Grand Lake was limited to just five hits by a trio of Irish Hills pitchers and the Mariners lost 7-3 to the Leprechauns at Siena Heights University on Thursday.

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