Flood Watch issued August 19 at 7:53PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Shelby and Union.
* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Repeated rounds of storms, combined with the extremely wet soil conditions will increase the risk for flash flooding into the overnight hours.
Flash Flood Warning issued August 20 at 5:32AM EDT until August 20 at 9:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Union County in central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northern Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* Until 930 AM EDT.
* At 532 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Jackson Center, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Mcguffey, Huntsville and Ridgeway.
Today 78° Today 78° slight chance 63° 63° patchy Tomorrow 79° Tomorrow 79° patchy 65° 65°
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Friday, April 27th, 2018
West Beach project to kick off soon
Aim to allow swimming in Grand Lake
By William Kincaid
CELINA - State and local officials this summer will launch an ambitious, half-million dollar endeavor to improve water quality at West Beach near Villa Nova to the point where people can once again swim there.
If successful, the project could be replicated at other local beaches and, perhaps more importantly, dispel widely held notions that all 13,500 acres of Grand Lake are potentially too dangerous for contact, officials say. [More]
Grinding out a victory
Wendel's single lifts Indians past Cavaliers
By Gary R. Rasberry
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery had no signs of panic during the middle of the seventh inning after Coldwater had tied the game at 3-all in the top of the inning.
The Indians just simply went to work to prevent extra innings.
Cade Wendel singled down the right field line with no outs in the bottom of the seventh to score Ethan Schoen as the Indians beat the Cavaliers 4-3 in a battle of state-ranked MAC baseball co-leaders. [More]
Obituaries on April 27th, 2018
Scott Humbert
Scott L. Humbert, 60, Celina, died at 7:32 p.m. April 25, 2018, at Joint Townsh [More]
Arnold Pax
Arnold Pax, 66, of rural Mendon died on April 25, 2018, at Lima Memorial Health [More]
Local pictures on April 27th, 2018
Subscriber stories on April 27th, 2018
Local man raises funds by running marathon
CELINA - Rod Carpenter spent years life thinking he would never run again, but this summer he'll run a marathon to help raise money for two local nonprofit agencies.
St. Marys plant bids well under estimate
ST. MARYS - Construction of the city's planned new water treatment plant will be less costly than anticipated.
The winning bids totaled $14.675 million from Peterson Construction Co., Wapakoneta, a savings of more than $2 million from the engineer's estimate of $16.8 million.
Truck-wash plan gets boost with county loan
CELINA - Two men involved in the poultry trucking industry are joining forces to build a $1 million bio-secure truck wash in the Marion Township Industrial Park that will create 10 full-time jobs.
Celina board launches search for new member
CELINA - The search for a new school board member continued with an hourlong executive session on Thursday and will include another session next week, district superintendent Ken Schmiesing said.
Fire investigation continues
ST. HENRY - The cause of a home fire that started in the upstairs rooms at 141 W. Main St. is still under investigation, fire chief Matt Lefeld said this morning.
Coldwater water advisory lifted
COLDWATER - The boil advisory stemming from four water main breaks in the village has been lifted.
Village manager/engineer Eric Thomas said test results on Thursday had detected no bacteria.
Cardinals take down Panthers 8-4
Tenkman tosses second complete game in victory
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen pitcher Justin Tenkman was unbeaten in Midwest Athletic Conference baseball play entering Thursday's game with Parkway.
It stayed that way.
Flyers top Bulldogs in non-conference play
Compiled by Colin Foster
Marion Local trailed Celina 3-2 after four innings before the Flyers three runs in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh to pull away for an 8-4 non-conference softball win over the Bulldogs at Jim Hoess Field.
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