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
Monday, July 9th, 2018
St. Henry, Coldwater qualify for district tournament
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. HENRY - The top seeds from the Mercer County ACME baseball sectional will move on to this week's district tournament after a weekend of games at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
St. Henry punched its ticket first on Saturday, defeating Coldwater 8-4 in the winner's bracket final. [More]
Obituaries on July 9th, 2018
Cletus E. Ballweg - a man who possessed a vigorous personality, joyful nature, [More]
Joy Homan, 89, rural St. Marys, died on July 7, 2018, at Otterbein Senior Lifes [More]
Maurice Kent "Zeke" Zerkel, 78, St. Marys, died in the early morning of July 8, [More]
Local pictures on July 9th, 2018
Subscriber stories on July 9th, 2018
Popularity of birdwatching soars locally
Birdwatching is growing in popularity as the feathered population thrives locally and once uncommon and never-seen birds are appearing.
Mercer and
Decision 2018
CELINA - Mercer County District Library officials plan to ask voters to renew the district's five-year, 0.5-mill operations levy on the Nov. 6 ballot
MINSTER - Minster ACME coach Mike Wiss was hoping Friday's hitting effort in a rout of Houston would carry into Saturday.
It did. For one inning. And that was all the Wildcats needed.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake split its weekend series with the Xenia Scouts in a pair of high-scoring games at Montgomery Field.
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