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
Tuesday, June 19th, 2018
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - Longtime Celina Police Detective Ronald Waltmire retired from law enforcement earlier this month but now looks forward to working for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.
He joined the department in February 1993 as a patrol officer. He was promoted to detective 10 years later by then-chief David Slusser and had served in that capacity since. [More]
Piper outlasts Habodasz in pitchers' duel as Celina edges Marion in ACME battle
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Fans arriving late to Montgomery Field for Monday's ACME baseball game missed all the offense.
Marion Local scored its run in the first inning before Celina's Ethan Piper shut down the Flyers. Austin Cotterman's two-run bloop double in the second held up for the Bulldogs to pick up the 2-1 win and split the season series with the Flyers. [More]
Obituaries on June 19th, 2018
Brenda K. Butturini, age 64, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 9:04 am at the Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. [More]
John Anthony Fullenkamp, age 36, Fort Loramie, passed away suddenly Saturday af [More]
Hazel R. Jones Hahn, 96, Huntington, Indiana, died at 7 a.m. June 16, 2018, at Heritage Pointe in Huntington. [More]
David Peter Smith Sr., age 72, of Celina, died on Sunday June 17, 2018 at Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Deb McBride, 62, St. Marys, died on June 18, 2018, at her residence.
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Local pictures on June 19th, 2018
Subscriber stories on June 19th, 2018
FORT RECOVERY - Council members on Monday gave final authorization to place a five-year, 2.5-mill storm sewer emergency levy renewal on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
Celina
CELINA - School board members on Monday terminated third-grade teacher Greg Fledderjohann's contract after he reportedly made false accusations to the Ohio Board of Education against a fellow teacher and the elementary school principal.
ST. HENRY - Local law enforcement agencies will conduct active-school shooter training today and Wednesday at St. Henry High School.
The Mercer Cou
CELINA - Police officers are seeking information about an accident that occurred at 9 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Main and Market streets.
CELINA - Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart reminds landowners and farmers that corn that is encroaching in the road rights of way can be a very serious sight problem on the narrower township and county roads.
RJ Corman will close Staeger Road between state routes 29 and 703 from July 25-28, according to the Mercer County Engineer's Office.
The railroad company plans to upgrade a signal and install a new panel in the crossing, according to a news release.
Mercer County's unemployment rate increased slightly in May but still remains the state's lowest.
May's rate was 2.5 percent, up from April's 2.3 percent, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
MARIA STEIN - Several new activities will debut at the Maria Stein Country Fest, including a thrill show and a child beauty pageant.
The annual fes
FORT RECOVERY - St. Henry pitcher Isaac Wendel one-hit Fort Recovery and the Redskins collected 14 hits of their own in a 15-0, five-inning run-rule victory on Monday evening.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Cole Frilling scattered three hits and struck out six and Coldwater moved in front of Marion Local for the top seed in the Mercer County ACME tournament with a 6-1 win over Parkway on Monday night at Veterans Field.
Former Celina standout to coach Bulldogs' girls basketball team
Cenzie Rushton is coming home to help revive the program she once thrived in.
Rushton, better known to Celina sports fans under her maiden name of