Flood Watch issued September 16 at 2:55PM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following county, Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Union. * WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur overnight into Thursday. The heavier bands of rainfall will have 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts.
County official says $5 vehicle registration fee would be positive step
By William Kincaid
CELINA - An additional countywide $5 vehicle registration permissive tax would not solve the problem of insufficient road and bridge funding but would be a positive step, Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart said.
All the extra revenue generated would stay in Mercer County and be spent mostly on hot mix, allowing for the resurfacing of 3 to 4 more miles of county roads each year, Wiechart pointed out. [More]
ELIDA - Liberty-Benton turned up the pressure on Coldwater and bumped the Cavaliers off the tournament trail with a 48-10 victory in the girls Division III district semifinals Thursday night at the Elida Fieldhouse.
The Eagles, ranked second in the state, used a trapping full-court press that stymied Coldwater's offense all night. [More]
Janette R. Painter, 90, a former longtime resident of Willshire, Ohio passed away Wednesday evening, February 27, 2019 at Colonial Nursing Center in Rockford. [More]
DAYTON - Wright State University's faculty union is still waiting for a final version of a contract to put to a vote, union president Martin Kich said.
