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.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration 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 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Friday, March 30th, 2018
By William Kincaid
CELINA - People in need of emergency services will have a new way to contact county 911 beginning next week.
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said central dispatch as of Monday will be able to receive emergency text messages via 911 from cellphone [More]
Obituaries on March 30th, 2018
Leon H. Brunswick, age 75, of Carthagena, formerly of St. Henry, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Hubert Allan Baker, age 79 of Celina, Ohio, passed away on March 28, 2018. He was in the Gardens at Celina. [More]
Anthony J. Gehret, age 75, of Versailles, Ohio, passed away of natural causes at his residence early Wednesday morning, March 28, 2018. [More]
Paul E. Marchal, 94, Versailles, died at 11:25 a.m. March 29, 2018, at Good Sam [More]
Lillian Helen Neal, aged 90, passed away early morning of March 23rd 2018 at St Rita's Medical Center. [More]
Local pictures on March 30th, 2018
Subscriber stories on March 30th, 2018
CELINA - Experimental dying can bring new color and fun to the long-time tradition of coloring Easter eggs.
Library assistant Renee Carpenter held
CELINA - Ferguson Enterprises Inc.'s new multimillion-dollar pipe yard operation sitting next to the company's distribution center at State Route 29 and Harris Road is open and accepting applications for jobs.
McDaniel part of group making trip to the Holy Land
CELINA - Otterbein Senior Lifestyles Choices chaplain The Rev. Bruce McDaniel, St. Marys, experienced the trip of a lifetime in February, traveling to Israel with The Society for Biblical Studies.
College Notes
After competing indoors for the winter, college track and field programs are getting their outdoor seasons underway.
University of Colorado junior