Flood Watch issued August 13 at 10:22PM 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... - Additional storms will move into the area after midnight, persisting through late Friday morning. Heavy rain can be expected with these storms, with the risk of flash flooding increasing with storms that repeatedly move over the same locations.
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Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
Deputies going door-to-door
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is reviving a campaign to spotlight potential drug activity in targeted neighborhoods and encourage tips from the public.
Grey, while addressing the ongoing local heroin problem on Wednesday night as part of the Mercer County District Library's adult summer reading program, revealed that his deputies on Friday will place informative hangers on doors in various neighborhoods where drug activity is suspected or known. [More]
Obituaries on August 3rd, 2017
Marie F. Koesters-Ranly passed away Wednesday August 2, 2017 at the Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Joani M. Merrick–Malone, age 6, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2017, surrounded by her loving family at Children's Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. [More]
Norma J. "Sam" Morden, age 71 of Celina, Ohio passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday Aug. 1, 2017 at the St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Gayle C. Schaaf, 79, St. Marys, OH died 7:45 a.m. Wednesday August 2, 2017 at her residence. [More]
Gregory Alan Miller (73), forty-eight-year resident of Moses Lake, died Sunday [More]
Local pictures on August 3rd, 2017
Subscriber stories on August 3rd, 2017
WAPAKONETA - Young fair goers can learn about farm animals while having a chance to pet and feed them during the Auglaize County Fair.
Along with
CELINA - Oscar Snead's hearing is very limited - he can hear some sounds but no discernible words.
That didn't stop him from becoming a Red Cross-certified lifeguard at Bryson Pool over the summer, though.
CELINA - A U.S. District Court has rejected a request from Nicholas Schwieterman to be released from prison.
Schwieterman is serving a 24-year pris
LIMA - Superior Credit Union of Lima and CINCO Family Financial Center of Cincinnati have announced plans to merge, and their combined facilities will operate as Superior Credit Union.
GLSCL Playoffs
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Jordan Stacy's one-out double in the bottom of the eighth scored Bill Krull to give Richmond a 6-5 victory over Grand Lake in Game One of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League playoff semifinals on Wednesday night at McBride Stadium in Richmond, Indiana.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
For the second straight night, the Signature Series main race came down to a photo finish during the final night of harness racing at the Auglaize County Fair.