Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 8:26AM EDT until September 17 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... * Until 1100 AM EDT. * At 826 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this 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 showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
CELINA - A male inmate was safely brought under control on Monday night after an incident at the Mercer County jail, where the inmate took a correction officer's Taser, according to a news release from Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey.
MENDON - Council members unanimously elected Steve Hughes as a new council member during Tuesday's meeting.
Hughes will fill the vacant council seat after Mayor John Boroff and two other council members interviewed him and recommended his appointment. Hughes will receive council's set salary of $40 a month, effective immediately. Hughes replaces Jeremy Welker, who resigned in December due to work commitments. Hughes' term will end at the end of the year. [More]
CELINA - Minster Head Softball Coach Robb Hemmelgarn walked down the third baseline and delivered a message to Jenna Poeppelman ahead of her fifth-inning plate appearance.
"She hadn't gotten a hit yet through two scrimmages and two games," Hemmel [More]
Connie Kay (Kelner) Stocksdale, 77, of Union City, Ohio, went to be with her Lord on Monday, March 25, 2019 in her home, surrounded by her family. [More]
Ohio Department of Health officials laud Cheryl Ann efforts
CELINA - Mercer County's Help Me Grow and home visitation program for referred newborns - both part of Cheryl Ann's early intervention program - were highly praised by state officials after a recent visit from the Ohio Department of Health.
CELINA - Four men were arrested on Monday by the Grand Lake Task Force and Heroin Interdiction Team, according to a news release from Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey.
CELINA - Ten people have been served summons after being indicted on Thursday by a Mercer County grand jury, sheriff Jeff Grey announced in a news release on Tuesday.
Mercer County's unemployment rate fell in February, extending its stretch of maintaining the state's lowest unemployment rate, which began in May 2016.
CELINA - Celina resident AJ Mast has been named to the Boating Industry trade magazine's 40 Under 40 list.
As owner/service manager of the Boat House at Grand Lake, Mast, 30, said he enjoys turning a wrench to perform just about any repair or maintenance on boats.
ST. MARYS - Parkway's first four batters of the game reached base and scored, setting a trend for the rest of the game as the Panthers improved to 2-0 with a 17-4 win over St. Marys in five innings on Tuesday at K.C. Geiger Park.
Bransen Miller and Parker Maurer combined on a four-hitter and Miller drove in three runs as Celina moved to 2-1 with the 11-2 win over Marion Local at the Airport in Maria Stein.
