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
Friday, August 31st, 2018
Restaurant owners jailed
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - The owners of China Wok Buffet located at 1401 E. Market St. face felony charges of tampering with records after an investigation into suspected human trafficking that began in Vandalia.
Kang Yong Chen, 46, and Mei Yu Zheng, 45, are being held in the Mercer County Adult Detention Facility on third-degree felony tampering with records charges and are awaiting their initial court appearance on Wednesday. [More]
Cardinals open defense of title with sweep of Rangers
By Dave Stilwell
NEW KNOXVILLE - New Bremen opened its defense of the Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball championship with an impressive 3-0 (25-21, 25-7, 25-23) victory over New Knoxville on Thursday evening in front of a large and raucous crowd at the Barn.
The Cardinals grabbed momentum with a late run in the first set, dominated the second and then held off a determined Ranger effort in the third. [More]
Obituaries on August 31st, 2018
Dave A. Axe, 67, of Saint Marys, died 5:40 P.M. Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at James Cancer Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on August 31st, 2018
Subscriber stories on August 31st, 2018
CELINA - Businesses are moving in and expanding thanks to Mercer County's strong economy.
Mercer County Economic Development Director Jared Ebbing
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members will hold a hearing next week to consider a protest against their decision to toss out a local liquor option petition due to what they had found to be a deficiency on the form.
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Supreme Court has sent a dispute over the records from a local criminal case to a mediator.
A complaint filed on July 12 by Cha
CELINA - A Celina woman was sentenced on Thursday to jail and rehabilitation at a facility in Lima on charges of drug possession and failure to appear for a court hearing.
CELINA - There's nothing like good serving of aces to help a team snap back from a rough loss.
Celina used 16 service aces to roll to a 25-15, 25-13, 25-12 over Kenton in the Western Buckeye League volleyball opener at the intermediate school gym.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry and Coldwater are each better now than they were when their last meeting took place on Aug. 18.
But on Thursday night, the Redskins proved they are still the better team.
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
Marion Local gave defending Division III state volleyball champion Versailles a battle in the Midwest Athletic Conference opener before the Tigers clinched a hard-fought 3-2 win on Thursday in Versailles.