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
Saturday, March 30th, 2019
Bryson plan gets major boosts
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A Celina business owner is making a second substantial contribution to the Bryson Park District, this time committing $150,000 for the purchase of two pieces of equipment for a planned playground.
Ergo Desktop owner Kathy Sharkey's donation will pay for a spider climber and a climbing bridge, which will be situated near two extended, all-inclusive playground units consisting of slides and other amenities. [More]
Farmer gathers donations for Nebraska
By Tom Stankard
MENDON - A Mendon farmer will join a convoy heading to Nebraska on Friday to help fellow farmers affected by disastrous flooding.
"I don't like sitting on the sidelines," said Daniel Stose, 29. "I want to do something about it."
Floodwaters are beginning to recede across the Midwest after heavy rainfall combined with rapid snowmelt caused disastrous flooding along the swelling Missouri River Basin. Nebraska on Thursday received President Donald Trump's federal disaster status approval. [More]
Obituaries on March 30th, 2019
Madeline Bornhorst age 86, of Sidney, Ohio, died at 3:39 AM on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney. [More]
Kristine Mackenbach Collins, 71, of Saint Marys, died swiftly and peacefully of natural causes in her beloved home of 48 years on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. [More]
Herbert H. Harner, age 89 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at the Gardens at Celina. [More]
Local pictures on March 30th, 2019
Subscriber stories on March 30th, 2019
Bryson plan gets major boosts
CELINA - The city is in line to receive half a million dollars in federal funding to develop the Bryson Park District along Lake Shore Drive, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced on Friday.
CELINA - "Stay safe, take action and be smart," high school senior Joe Baltzell's instructed the girls attending the women's self-defense workshop he hosted earlier this month and again on Friday morning.
ST. MARYS - Board of education members will vote during their regular April meeting on 10 proposed permanent improvement expenditures, which they reviewed during a special meeting/tour of the facilities on Friday.
Lefeld fans 11 as Redskins beat Indians 7-1
FORT RECOVERY - Two up and two down for the St. Henry baseball team.
On Friday, St. Henry followed the same winning blueprint it used on Thursday.