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°
Saturday, March 17th, 2018
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - A Celina man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Friday afternoon that also also reportedly injured a New Bremen man.
Joshua Bruns, 37, New Bremen, was heading north on U.S. 127 in a 2015 Isuzu box truck sometime before 2:40 p.m. when he reportedly maneuvered his vehicle left of center for an unknown reason, according to a Mercer County Sheriff's Office news release. [More]
Obituaries on March 17th, 2018
Mary Lou Schulze, age 89, of Russia, Ohio died at 1:35 AM on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Rosalyn M. "Rosie" Fahncke, 84, of Wapakoneta died at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Otterbein, Cridersville. [More]
James W. "Jim" Schaffner, 76, of Decatur, Indiana and formerly of Willshire, Oh [More]
Aaron Rose, 40, St. Sebastian, died March 16, 2018. Services are pending at Hog [More]
Esther C. Johnsman, age 90, of Celina, passed away Thursday evening, March 15, 2018, at the Miller Place in Celina. [More]
Local pictures on March 17th, 2018
Subscriber stories on March 17th, 2018
Event seeks to call attention to gun violence
CELINA - Some local students and community members are eager to add their voices to a growing national chorus demanding actions be taken to prevent school shootings such as the massacre last month in Parkland, Florida.
CELINA - Dunham's Sporting Goods on Havemann Road has reopened with a fresh store layout after having been temporarily closed for four months due to heavy damage inflicted by a Nov. 5 tornado.
Banged-up Prenger scores career-high 23 as Flyers trounce Redskins for state berth
KETTERING - Marion Local's Tyler Prenger had tape wrapped around his right thumb for Friday night's Division IV regional final against Fort Loramie.
But Prenger only needed one good thumb to give a performance worthy of two thumbs up.