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
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County Treasurer David Wolters is turning to a nationwide lien purchaser to recoup delinquent real estate taxes.
This is the first time the treasurer's office, which going into 2018 had a carry-forward or accumulated delinquent tax balance of $800,000, will conduct a real estate tax lien sale to recover money owed to the county, Wolters told the newspaper on Tuesday afternoon. [More]
By Colin Foster
MARIA STEIN - The sixth-ranked Marion Local volleyball team kicked off a stretch of five games in eight days with a sweep of 15th-ranked Fort Loramie last Saturday.
The Flyers added another sweep on Tuesday, defeating Minster 25-9, 25-18, 25-9 in MAC play at the Hangar. [More]
Obituaries on September 19th, 2018
Leo J. Noggler, 74, Celina, Ohio, died September 17, 2018, at Celina Manor, Celina, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on September 19th, 2018
Subscriber stories on September 19th, 2018
Mercer County elections board discusses new voting machines
CELINA - Mercer County's next voting machines may be paper-based but possibly similar to the current touch-screen voting machines.
Board of elections members seemed to agree during their regular Tuesday morning meeting that a hybrid system may be the best choice.
Minster
MINSTER - Village council members approved buying just more than an acre of land to house a new southwest electrical substation.
Members approved the purchase on Tuesday evening after discussing the issue in executive session at their regular meeting.
First phase of school upgrade nearly done
MINSTER - Ninety percent of the district's contingency fund for the middle/high school renovation project has been spent, but plenty is left to cover any remaining costs, superintendent Brenda Boeke said.
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday approved new bylaws for the village's nonprofit, low-power radio station that will guide how the station will be run.
FORT RECOVERY - School administrators discussed the district's state report card on Tuesday, going into detail on grades of which they were proud and measurements they felt were mistaken.
ST. HENRY - The first set of Tuesday's Versailles-St. Henry volleyball battle was played as expected: hard fought and to the wire.
Nobody expected how the second set turned out.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary Rasberry
Minster swept the team titles at the Minster Classic Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday at Four Seasons Park.
NEW BREMEN - Sisters Margie Tebbe and Deb Rindler have fulfilled their dream of opening a home-decor boutique store.
They opened Sassy Sisters Designs on Saturday. Tebbe said their grand opening was awesome.