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.
COLDWATER - Nobody wants to talk about suicide, but it's a serious local and national problem, a local expert said.
Brian Engle, executive director of Foundations Behavioral Health Services, spoke Tuesday at Holy Trinity Church about the causes of suicidal thoughts. He encouraged people to intervene if they see someone exhibiting the symptoms. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Fort Recovery has waited a year for another shot at Perry.
The wait is over on Friday.
With a 48-34 victory over St. Henry in Tuesday's Division IV district semifinal, the Indians advanced to face the Commodores, who defeated Minster 62-50 in Tuesday's opening game at Wapakoneta. The teams will return to the same site for a 7 p.m. tip-off on Friday evening. [More]
CELINA - The Mercer County Fair is celebrating its 165th anniversary this year.
Board members are planning exhibits and asking the community to share historical memorabilia, including photographs, old fair books and articles to display during the fair, Aug. 11-17.
ST. HENRY - W.G. Dairy Supply President Tony Stoller said his business has moved from its longtime Minster site to 5961 state Route 119, St. Henry, for two reasons.
Minster enters familiar territory and faces one familiar foe with the chance to face yet another when the Wildcats play in the Division IV regional semifinals on Thursday night in Vandalia.
