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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.

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Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

City utility deposit hike OK'd

By William Kincaid

CELINA - City council members on Monday night unanimously passed final reading of legislation to raise utility security deposits by 50 percent across the board.

City council took up the utility security deposit issue at the request of some landlords who have been forced to pay their tenants' unpaid bills. Also, the city is owed $280,000 in delinquent utility bills, city safety service director Tom Hitchcock pointed out at a previous utilities commitee meeting. [More]

Indians knock off Bulldogs 8-5

By Colin Foster

By COLIN FOSTER
cfoster@dailystandard.com

CELINA - Kody Shinabery gave the Fort Recovery baseball team a quality start on the mound.

He had a quality performance in relief, too.

In all, Shinabery threw six innings - shutting down Celina over the first four and later returning to help preserve an 8-5 victory over Celina on Monday at The CAPT Baseball Complex at Montgomery Field. [More]

Obituaries on March 26th, 2019

Jack Hemmelgarn

Jack "Tiger" Hemmelgarn, age 62 of Celina, Ohio, passed away at 8:54 a.m. on Su [More]

Local pictures on March 26th, 2019

Subscriber stories on March 26th, 2019

Coldwater gas leak causes evacuations

COLDWATER - Construction workers accidentally struck an unmarked line Monday morning causing a gas leak behind the Coldwater Mall.

Contractors from

St. Henry council tries again for safety grant

ST. HENRY - Village officials will try once again for an Ohio Department of Transportation grant to improve safety at an intersection near the school

Coldwater council OKs sewer rate hike

COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday passed on third reading an ordinance increasing the cost for wastewater service by 20 percent beginning on the July bill.

St. Marys council OKs assessments

ST. MARYS - An emergency ordinance allowing city officials to send out final assessment notices to landowners affected by the 2017 West Spring Street reconstruction project, which was extended into 2018, was passed under rule suspension Monday.

Advisory board focuses on vaccines

WAPAKONETA - Vaccines were the main topic at Auglaize County Health District Advisory Council's annual meeting on Monday.

Director of Nursing Brend

New Bremen to increase workers' insurance fees

NEW BREMEN - The cost of insurance for village employees will rise in the near future.

Council members on Monday heard first reading on an ordinan

Celina off to a good start

Bulldogs power past Redskins for 12-2 victory in St. Henry

ST. HENRY - Despite being unable to participate in a scrimmage this preseason, Celina looked sharp in its 2019 softball opener.

Maddy Luebke and Em

Area Roundup

St. Marys rallies past Parkway

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The St. Marys baseball team scored eight runs in the top of the sixth inning to break open a tie game and defeat Parkway 15-4 on Monday afternoon at Don Black Field in Rockford.

Collectors driven by love of cars

Whether it's due to classic cars' looks or throaty growls, some people just can't get enough of them.

"There's a magic about them that gets in your blood and won't go away," said car enthusiast Tom Hendricks of Celina, who is a Corvette specialist at Bud's Chevrolet-Buick in St. Marys.

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