Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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 this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
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Friday, December 23rd, 2016
By Colin Foster
NEW BREMEN - Upper Scioto Valley's Emily Patton put on a spectacular one-woman show on Thursday night against New Bremen.
But Patton alone couldn't trump the 32-minute effort put forth by the Cardinals.
New Bremen went punch-for-punch with Patton and the one-loss Rams, and made critical plays in the fourth quarter to score a 61-53 upset decision in non-conference girls basketball action. [More]
Obituaries on December 23rd, 2016
For a brief and fleeting moment, an angel touched the ground; with tiny wings a [More]
Herbert Forsthoefel, 88, Coldwater, died December 22, 2016, at Mercer County Co [More]
George L. Neargarder, 89, Saint Marys, died 11:30 P.M. Monday, December 19, 2016, at the Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Jay Thomas Osterholt age 47 formerly of Vandalia, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday December 20, 2016 in Glenview, IL. [More]
Dawn M. Schwartz, 36, Delphos, died 12:54 p.m. Dec. 21, 2016, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Local pictures on December 23rd, 2016
Subscriber stories on December 23rd, 2016
Commissioners OK advertising for bids
CELINA - Work to limit erosion on Beaver Creek will continue in 2017.
Mercer County commissioners on Thursday moved to advertise for sealed bids on
ST. MARYS - City council will squeeze in three meetings next week to pass supplemental appropriations to close out 2016 city accounts.
"You can't leave money in those accounts. They have to be zeroed," city auditor Doug Riesen said at Thursday night's special meeting.
CELINA - Although Thursday's result will go in the wrong column of the record book, Celina coach Jay Imwalle said his team had a lot of positives to take away from the 71-64 loss to Toledo Central Catholic at the Fieldhouse.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina wrestling team came through with some big victories down the stretch to sweep a Western Buckeye League super-tri at Van Wert High School.