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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Friday, September 1st, 2017
Commissioners learn resources available to them in Washington
By William Kincaid
WASHINGTON - Two local county commissioners traveled to the White House to take part in a relationship-building forum with Trump administration members.
Republicans Rick Muhlenkamp of Mercer County and Doug Spencer of Auglaize County joined other county commissioners from throughout Ohio on Tuesday to develop relationships and open lines of communication with White House and federal agency officials. [More]
Redskins outlast Flyers in five sets
By Colin Foster
MARIA STEIN - St. Henry had a forgettable first set in Thursday's Midwest Athletic Conference match with Marion Local.
But it turned out to be a memorable night for the Redskins.
After getting dominated in the first set, St. Henry came back to outlast Marion Local for a five-set victory (12-25, 25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13) in a marathon match at the Hangar. [More]
Obituaries on September 1st, 2017
Charles L. "Chas" Wenning, age 65 of St. Henry, died on Wednesday, August 30, 2 [More]
Hope Lynn Hatfield was stillborn at 12:54 a.m. Aug. 26, 2017, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Robert L. "Bob" Hecht, 85, of Celina died at 9:55 p.m. Aug. 31, 2017, at Celina [More]
Martha K. Roeder Rohrbach, 89, of Spencerville, and formerly of Celina, died at [More]
Local pictures on September 1st, 2017
Subscriber stories on September 1st, 2017
CELINA - A group of special-needs high school students is getting real-life experience to help them succeed later in the workplace.
Juniors Brook
CELINA - Though specific figures aren't in yet, Grand Lake region tourism levels appeared to be robust this summer, Donna Grube, Auglaize & Mercer Counties Convention and Visitors Bureau director, said.
CELINA - Celina boys soccer coach Ryan Jenkins knew his team would be in for a battle in the Western Buckeye League opener against an undefeated Kenton squad.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina opened its Western Buckeye League volleyball season with a 25-10, 25-14, 25-17 win at Kenton.
Hannah Rasawe
MINSTER - Coldwater opened its Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball season with an impressive 3-0 victory at Minster on Thursday night.
The Cavaliers jumped out to big leads early in each set and were never threatened rolling to 25-15, 25-10, 25-16 margins.