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
Thursday, January 18th, 2018
Obituaries on January 18th, 2018
Marcia D. Apple, 73, Saint Marys, Ohio, died 12:20 P.M. Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Saint Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Werner Lee Heckman, age 69, of Maria Stein, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at his home. [More]
Julie M. Dearth, age 59, of Celina, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at her home. [More]
Myra M. Dysert, age 83, of Coldwater, died on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Ronald Freeland, 79, Celina, died at 1:30 a.m. Jan. 18, 2018, at CHP Inpatient [More]
Stories on January 18th, 2018
ODNR awards almost $20K
CELINA - The U.S. Freshwater Boaters Alliance has hooked a nearly $20,000 Ohio Department of Natural Resources grant that will help the nonprofit organization in its quest to promote safe boating practices. [More]
CELINA - James E.M. Pinson, Celina, could face up to 51/2 years in prison after pleading no contest on Wednesday to reckless homicide, a third-degree felony.
COLDWATER - Cash reserves at Coldwater Exempted Village Schools have been on a downward track for the past month, but treasurer Michelle Mawer says revenue should increase soon.
CELINA - Two county residents appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday on drug charges stemming from separate investigations.
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MONTEZUMA - While the village's overall 2018 appropriations fell from last year's due to the completion of the street and alleyway projects, the cost of daily operations rose more than 10 percent.
After slogging it out in November on the MonkeyNet Tour with legendary underground experimental rock outfit Pere Ubu, bassist Michele Temple, a Celina native, took stock of her life on the road by answering a series of questions posed by The Daily Standard.
Friday Night Spotlight
The separation between the villages of Minster and New Bremen is small.
Not much separation is between the two schools on the basketball court, either.
Local pictures on January 18th, 2018