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, September 29th, 2017
New Bremen defeats Coldwater in five sets, hands Cavaliers first loss of season
By Gary R. Rasberry
NEW BREMEN - The volleyball match between Coldwater and New Bremen certainly lived up to the precursory hype.
The two number one teams fought back and forth before New Bremen used its last burst of nitro to win the fifth set and take a 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11 win at Cardinal Gymnasium in Midwest Athletic Conference play. [More]
By Colin Foster
ST. MARYS - Kennedy Henry made diving saves. On one occasion, the Celina keeper fell over backward to keep the ball out of the net. Henry and the defense did everything they could to keep St. Marys off the scoreboard on Thursday night.
But one penalty kick by St. Marys' Josie Bowman was unstoppable. [More]
Obituaries on September 29th, 2017
Nicholas J. Hemmelgarn, age 67, of Coldwater, died on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 in Coldwater. [More]
Patricia L. Knous, 77, of Decatur, IN, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Visiting Nurse Hospice Home in Ft. Wayne. [More]
Joseph Kuhn, age 88, died on Thursday, September 28, 2017 in Celina.
Joe was born on October 18, 1928 in Celina to John A. & Ruth (Cordier) Kuhn. [More]
Gary Heitkamp, 70, Montezuma, died on Sept. 29, 2017.
Arrangements are pendin [More]
Local pictures on September 29th, 2017
Subscriber stories on September 29th, 2017
Traffic picks up on roads
With the start of fall harvest underway, farmers and motorists are urged to practice caution while sharing the roadways, local ag officials say.
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Minster has employed up to 60 new vegetation extractors over the summer to clip and fertilize its solar field's 17.5 acres of grass.
Some may call their work a labor of love; others call it hunger.
CELINA - School district technological coach Betsy Crites has recently earned her certification as the district/building integration coach from INFOhio, Ohio's PreK-12 digital library.
Divisions II and III Boys Sectional Golf
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry and Delphos St. John's will represent the MAC next week at the Division III boys golf district tournament after qualifying at the sectional on Thursday at Colonial Golfers Club in Lima.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina and St. Marys will be well represented in the semifinals of the Western Buckeye League girls' tennis tournament after solid showings after the first day of play on Thursday at the University of Northwestern Ohio.