Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2017

Augsburger wins race for Auglaize court judge

By Ed Gebert
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County voters elected Andrew Augsburger as the new municipal court judge with 68 percent of the vote.
Augsburger has served the past 20 years as Auglaize County assistant prosecutor.
"Obviously I'm happy with the result, and humbled that the voters have selected me as the next municipal court judge in Auglaize County," Augsburger told the newspaper on Tuesday night. "The margin of victory was the most humbling, that the voters selected me by that wide a margin."
Augsburger will replace retiring Judge Gary Herman.
"I would be remiss not to thank Judge Gary Herman for his 36 years of service. I have huge shoes to fill," he said in a news release.
Augsburger defeated St. Marys native David G. Weilbacher for the post with 7,720 voting for Augsburger and 4,599 voting for Weilbacher.
"Tonight, was never about me, rather it was about the hard work and dedication of the residents of this county," Augsburger said in the release. "As your Municipal Court judge, it will be my priority to continue to put the people of this county first."
Augsburger congratulated Weilbacher on his campaign and thanked his wife, Candice, and his children, Mariel, Christian and Seth, for their tireless support.
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