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
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018
By Tom Stankard
LIMA - Two St. Marys residents died on Wednesday afternoon as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
Alexa K. Tippie, 67, and her daughter, also named Alexa K. Tippie, 45, were the front- and rear-seat passengers in a 2015 Hyundai driven by Phyllis [More]
By Sydney Albert
ST. MARYS - Locals with a sweet tooth may soon be able to enjoy a day filled with chocolate delights in downtown St. Marys as they support a local nonprofit agency.
The first Spring Street Chocolate Walk will be from noon-3 p.m. May 19. The tickets may not be gold, but ticket holders will be able to enjoy different chocolate treats as they peruse area businesses and enjoy special promotions, sales, discounts and raffles. [More]
Obituaries on May 3rd, 2018
Patricia "Pat" Hobbs, 91, formerly of St. Marys, OH left us Friday, April 27, 2018. [More]
Donald E. Schramm, 86, of Wapakoneta, passed away at 11:29 p.m., Mon. April 30, 2018, at Lima Memorial Health System, with his family at his side. [More]
Local pictures on May 3rd, 2018
Subscriber stories on May 3rd, 2018
CELINA - County officials in the coming weeks plan to demolish two structures gutted by fires in separate incidents.
Mercer County Commissioners Ri
CELINA - Johnathan R. Dooley, 28, Rockford, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement on Wednesday to two fifth-degree felony counts of aggravated possession of drugs.
CELINA - A 22-year-old Indiana man accused of pointing a gun at a person in the parking lot at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, pleaded not guilty to five charges on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
CELINA - A Celina woman on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to 36 charges related to passing bad checks and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
Green and White strand a ton of runners in 6-0 loss
CELINA - The Celina baseball team had the bases loaded with no outs in the sixth inning.
None of those runners scored.
And that was a rather spot-on representation of how Celina's day went.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Covington scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to pull away and defeat New Bremen 7-2 in a rescheduled, non-conference softball game on Wednesday in Covington.
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery State Museum will reopen for the season with activities, exhibits and a formal presentation on Sunday.
From noon-
Thousands pack Cincy music festival
CINCINNATI - Grammy-award winning alt-rock band The National turned in a pair of triumphant headlining nighttime concerts to a crowd of thousands at their Homecoming Festival.