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, January 9th, 2019
Rockford resident selected
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday morning moved to hire Kara Smith of Rockford as county emergency medical services director.
Smith will take the helm effective Jan. 22, filling a vacancy left after Kyle Gerlach resigned in a Nov. 15 email to the commissioners. [More]
Flyers win tough battle against tenacious Bulldogs
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Celina girls basketball coach Cenzie Rushton would prefer actual victories to moral victories, but she was happy with how her team played after the first quarter of Tuesday's game with Marion Local.
Flyers coach Beth Streib wished her team would have kept the momentum from the first quarter going when they led 17-2. [More]
Obituaries on January 9th, 2019
Virginia R. Walterbusch, age 87 of Celina, died Monday, January 7, 2019 at Mercer Health Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on January 9th, 2019
Subscriber stories on January 9th, 2019
DAYTON - Wright State University's faculty union members could be picketing at the Dayton and Lake campuses on Jan. 22, according to a strike notice filed by the union's attorney on Monday.
Participants can complete activities at downtown businesses for prizes
CELINA - Last month's Midnight Gladness event was a success, Celina Merchants Association members said at Tuesday's monthly meeting.
Member Stacy Brunswick, owner of Olive and Ash, said she had lots of foot traffic at her store and saw other businesses were packed as well.
ROCKFORD - Preparations have begun for Parkway High School's home side football bleachers and press box project.
Superintendent Jeanne Osterfeld to
FORT RECOVERY - School board members elected a new president and vice president at their first meeting of the year on Tuesday.
Greg LeFevre was ele
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has extradited a man from South Carolina after he failed to appear for a sentencing hearing in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announced recently the yearly bridge inspections of Mercer County's 383 bridges on township and county roads have been completed.
Laudick's Jewelry is not under Laudick family ownership for the first time in its almost 70-year history.
Longtime employee Mike Lichtle, 41, and
COLDWATER - Coldwater has banked on its defense this season.
That defense was money for the Cavaliers in crunch time on Tuesday.
Coldwater rall
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
New Bremen jumped out to a 21-8 lead after one quarter and then outscored Upper Scioto Valley 15-0 in the second quarter en route to a 57-27 victory in girls basketball action on Tuesday at Cardinal Gymnasium.