Obituaries: Tuesday, March 19th, 2019

Flood Watch issued September 21 at 1:43AM EDT until September 21 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 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...Until noon EDT today.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional showers and thunderstorms will move across the area this morning. Locally heavy rain is possible and with the ground saturated from earlier rainfall, this additional rain could lead to flash flooding.

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Obituaries on March 19th, 2019

Lucreda McCormick

Lucreda Prater McCormick, 68, St. Marys, died on March 18, 2019, at her residen [More]

Luella Muter

Luella L. Muter, age 91, formerly of Celina, Ohio, passed away at Logan Acres Senior Community in Bellefontaine, Ohio, on March 17, 2019 at 5:15 am. [More]

Stories on March 19th, 2019

Celina student's suspension sparks outcry

School board says it legally can't comment

CELINA - A middle school student's recent project for his history class has created a stir, leading to his three-day in-school suspension and raising questions at Monday's school board meeting. [More]

Local man is captured

Mullins accused of severely beating wife, then fleeing

CELINA - A Celina man accused of severely beating his wife and then fleeing on Jan. 18 was arrested Monday after law enforcement took him into custody south of Delphos.

Survey: Some students use drugs to cope with stress

CELINA - Some Mercer County students are turning to drugs and alcohol to cope with high stress levels, attendees learned during the annual health district advisory council meeting.

Sheriff receives OK for second 911 phone line

CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said adding a second phone line from another telecommunications company could help prevent future 911 disruptions caused by severed fiber-optic cables.

Fort council hires new solicitor

Abels takes over post from Minor

FORT RECOVERY - Village council members hired a new village solicitor at Monday's meeting.

Erin Abels was chosen to take over the position previously held by Erin Minor, who resigned to accept a full-time position with county prosecutor Matthew Fox's office.

Grow hemp in Ohio?

Absolutely, says Ohio farm group leader

Joe Logan wants Ohio farmers to be able to reap the economic benefits from growing hemp, but they can't because it's still illegal in Ohio.

Logan is president of the Ohio Farmers Union, which added hemp cultivation to its 2019 statement of public policy proposals.

Local pictures on March 19th, 2019

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