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, July 12th, 2018
Regulations discussed at area meeting
By Sydney Albert
FRYBURG - Farmers in the St. Marys, Auglaize, Little Auglaize and Ottawa river watersheds may soon be required to meet stricter fertilizer regulations after Gov. John Kasich signed an executive order.
The Auglaize County Township Association membe [More]
By Ed Gebert
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Roughriders football team will call Skip Baughman Stadium home for one last season.
Roughriders Philanthropic Association secretary/treasurer Dan Burke told school board members at their Wednesday meeting that the delay in financing for the new stadium complex at the middle/high school had delayed the project too long to have it ready for the upcoming season. [More]
Obituaries on July 12th, 2018
Shirley Knight Gunyou passed away on May 18, 2018, in Minnetonka, MN, just shy of her 97th birthday. [More]
On April 13th, 1969 a miracle was delivered to us, Kerrie Hassan (Donovan), of [More]
John Berle Mawhirter, age 60, of Reynoldsburg, OH died July 6, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. [More]
William "Bill" Zink, 64, St. Marys, died on July 11, 2018, at OSU Medical Cente [More]
Richard Charles "Dick" Moosbrugger JR., 71, of Monroe, North Carolina passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2018. [More]
Linda L. Sullenberger, 70, formerly of Piqua and more recently of Celina, died at 9:03 p.m. July 10, 2018, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on July 12th, 2018
Subscriber stories on July 12th, 2018
CELINA - Federal, state and county officials on Wednesday tested the government's ability to respond to an outbreak of a livestock disease at the Mercer County Fairgrounds.
ST. MARYS - School board members have reduced their proposed levy options to two.
Members during their regular meeting on Wednesday agreed to seek
FORT RECOVERY - A local layer-hen operation has asked the Ohio Department of Agriculture to renew its permit to operate for another five years.
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CHICKASAW - Village council members on Wednesday hired Kelley Poeppelman to replace Nancy Boh-man as village clerk.
Poeppelman will work a part-ti
CELINA - Crews have started the yearly chip-and-seal work on various rural Mercer County roads, according to county engineer Jim Wiechart.
"We woul
FORT RECOVERY - While they are quite familiar with the area, it has been several years since Cook and Belle have performed in Fort Recovery.
Durin
VAN WERT - In 1966, The Cyrkle was riding high with two monster hits burning up the charts. The Paul Simon-penned "Red Rubber Ball" made it all the w
Grand Lake hits three home runs in 14-3 rout of Lake Erie
CELINA - After having been roughed up the past two games, Grand Lake looked to get the offense rolling against Lake Erie in the final game of their two-game series.