Flood Watch issued August 13 at 11:45AM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A lull in rainfall will continue for much of the day. However, additional storms will move into the area later this afternoon. The risk of heavy rainfall will be greatest tonight into early Friday morning. There is also the potential for storms to repeatedly move over the same locations, which increases flash flood risk.
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Thursday, August 18th, 2016
By Ed Gebert
CELINA - Every 4-H project at the Mercer County Fair has a special story.
However, few could represent more of a giving heart and a sympathetic spirit than a 54-inch-by-68-inch quilt made by a Coldwater High School student for a 2016 Cavaliers graduate. [More]
By William Kincaid
ST. MARYS - Singer-songwriter Lori Triplett is returning home from Cleveland to perform before thousands of music fans at the sixth annual Waynestock-Living for the Rock Christian Concert on Saturday.
This will be Triplett's third time playing the free summer musical festival on the north lawn of Skip Baughman Stadium that aims to bring people to Christ through music, testimony, prayer and giving. [More]
Obituaries on August 18th, 2016
Ohmer John "O.J." Brandewie age 92 of Osgood, Ohio passed away at 12:05 AM Wednesday, August 16, 2016 at State of the Heart Inpatient Unit, Greenville, Ohio. [More]
Joan B. Moore, 96, died on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Center. [More]
Kendra S. Weaver, 40, St. Marys, OH died Saturday August 13, 2016 in St. Louis, MO. [More]
Janet M. Weimert, 86, Saint Marys, died 7:15 A.M. Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
Jacob I. "Jack" Rodriguez, age 62, of Celina, passed away Tuesday August 16, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Velma E. Bruns, 94, Maria Stein, died on Aug. 17, 2016, at Briarwood Village, C [More]
LeeAnn Friemering Belcher, 54, Troy, Mich., and formerly of New Bremen, died in hospice care on Aug. 16, 2016. [More]
Local pictures on August 18th, 2016
Subscriber stories on August 18th, 2016
CELINA - Mr. Potato Head is a staple in many a child's toy bin.
But let's face it: While certainly fun at first, the accessory pieces can be arranged only so many ways on the face of his plastic body.
MONTEZUMA - Village council members at their meeting Wednesday continued discussing proposed grant requests nearing $310,000 with an additional $30,000 in village funding to resurface several blocks of streets in the downtown area.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina lost a hard-fought 3-2 girls tennis match at Greenville on Wednesday, evening their season record to 1-1.
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The Mercer Health 5K Challenge wrapped up its 2016 season last weekend with the Burkett 5K in Burkettsville.
A pair of former Celina distance runni
CINCINNATI - The chandeliers dangling from the ceiling and candelabras and artificial trees festooning the concert stage where an orchestra would sit