Flood Watch issued September 21 at 1:43AM EDT until September 21 at 12:00PM 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, 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...Until noon EDT today.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional showers and thunderstorms will move across the area this morning. Locally heavy rain is possible and with the ground saturated from earlier rainfall, this additional rain could lead to flash flooding.
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.
57° 57° Mon 67° Mon 67° likely 54° 54° slight chance Tue 67° Tue 67°
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018
Obituaries on January 9th, 2018
William F. Doseck, 99, formerly of Botkins, died 3:32 A.M. Friday, January 5, 2 [More]
Kenneth E. Krauss, 94, Saint Marys, died 8:47 P.M. Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Otterbein Saint Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Mary Dedrick, 84, St. Marys, died on Jan. 6, 2018, in Fort Pierce, Florida.
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Francis J. Winget, 85, Celina, died at 7 p.m. Jan. 8, 2018. He was a resident a [More]
Eileen Hess, 86, Osgood, died on Jan. 9, 2018, at the Gardens at St. Henry.
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Stories on January 9th, 2018
Walkway project payment OK'd
CELINA - City council members will again pay off a portion of debt on the West Bank walkway project and refinance the rest.
Mayor Jeff Hazel called the move standard procedure, saying it was a way for the city to help reduce the debt each year.
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry Booster Club so far has raised about $1 million for a proposed new athletic building and members expect more donations to help reach the $1.5 million goal. [More]
COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday passed under suspension of rules an emergency ordinance authorizing village administrator/engineer Eric Thomas to apply for a grant through the Clean Ohio Fund.
ST. MARYS - The city received the Auditor of State Award on Monday from James Darden, liaison of State Auditor Dave Yost's office, for being one of very few entities audited by the state to have a clean audit report.
Council members learn about savings on sledding hill
NEW BREMEN - Village street improvements are set to start this spring.
Council members approved awarding the Front Street and Eastmoor Drive projec [More]
Water, wastewater plant study planned
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday welcomed two new members.
Allan Bruns, an engineer with Celina Tent, and Troy Flenar, a manufacturing unit manager with Crown Equipment Corp., were sworn in by mayor Steve Koesters.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local High School students will be required to take a course focusing on future careers.
Superintendent Mike Pohlman said he and high school principal Tim Goodwin had met previously with guidance counselor Jenny Dippold to discuss the possibility.
CELINA - School board members at Monday's organizational meeting elected Matt Gilmore as board president and Bill Sell as vice president for 2018, superintendent Ken Schmiesing said this morning.
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