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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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Friday, April 12th, 2019

Celina High School grad selected Fulbright Scholar

By Tom Stankard

CELINA - A Celina High School alumnus has been named a Fulbright Scholar and will spend a year in the Netherlands working as a teacher's assistant as part of the scholarship program.

David Giesige, 25, will graduate with honors in May from The Ohio State University and will spend the 2019-2020 school year abroad, assisting with high school classes and studying the Dutch high school education system. Giesige said he hopes the experience will make him a better teacher. [More]

Efficient efforts

Pitching dominates in St. Henry; Redskins beat Cardinals 3-0

By Colin Foster

ST. HENRY - Both St. Henry's Marc Siefring and New Bremen's Spencer Alig had efficient efforts on the mound Thursday.

As is usually the case in pitchers' duels like this one, the winning team made fewer mistakes.

St. Henry took advantage of two Bremen errors in the second inning to score all three of its runs, and Siefring later finished his 85-pitch complete game with a 1-2-3 seventh for a 3-0 victory at the Wally Post Athletic Complex. [More]

Obituaries on April 12th, 2019

Robert Heitkamp

Robert A. Heitkamp, age 58, of Celina, died on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]

Merilda Hoying

Merilda Hoying, 96, St. Henry, died on April 11, 2019, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]

Naomi Lankford

Naomi F. Lankford, 85, of New Knoxville, and formerly of Las Vegas, died 12:07 P.M. Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at her daughter's residence in New Knoxville. [More]

Hazel McMillen

Hazel A. McMillen, 90, of Paulding, Ohio and former longtime resident of Willsh [More]

Local pictures on April 12th, 2019

Subscriber stories on April 12th, 2019

Area enjoys banner year for tourism in 2018

WAPAKONETA - The tourism industry saw a terrific, record-setting year in 2018 in Auglaize and Mercer counties, Greater Grand Lake Visitors Region Executive Director Donna Grube said.

Auglaize County certified

Designed to attract foreign investment

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County has become the first certified Foreign Direct Investment-Qualified Community in Ohio, which officials say should help make the county more attractive to foreign companies and bring high-paying jobs to the area.

Chickasaw ponders ways to boost funds

Establishing income tax or increasing millage discussed

CHICKASAW - Village council members may attempt to increase the millage of the town's operating levy or establish a village income tax to better maintain roads.

Speaker warns of food stamp fraud

WAPAKONETA - Area residents were told to be on alert for food stamp trafficking and fraud and other scams during a program on Wednesday hosted by Auglaize County Department of Job and Family Services and Area Agency on Aging 3.

Coldwater beats Minster for 8th win in a row

By MIKE ERNST
Standard Correspondent

MINSTER - Coldwater and Minster entered Thursday night's MAC baseball battle heading in opposite directions

Panthers shut out Flyers

MARIA STEIN - Although his team scored four in the third inning, Parkway softball coach Mark Esselstein thought his team just couldn't come up with the hits that would have broken the game wide open

But the way Macy Henkle was pitching, the Panthers didn't need to.

Area Roundup

Wildcats remain unbeaten

Compiled by Colin Foster

The Minster softball team remained unbeaten on Thursday with a 9-1 victory over Coldwater at Lady Cav Diamond.

Minster is now 10-0 and 2-0 in MAC play.

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