Flood Watch issued August 19 at 12:40PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Shelby and Union. * WHEN...From 4 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A complex of storms will develop later this afternoon and continue overnight. Repeated rounds of storms, combined with the extremely wet soil conditions will increase the risk for flash flooding later this evening into the overnight hours.
CELINA - Rod Carpenter thought his days of long-distance running were long gone when a midlife total knee replacement helped usher in a second wind that allowed him to resume marathons.
Grateful for what he believed was nothing less than a gift from God, Carpenter, who's retired from sales, vowed to run with a new purpose - to raise money and attention for the area's nonprofit organizations. [More]
Patricia "Pat" Maclure Schwieterman, wife, mother and friend, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2019 in Mobile, AL at the age of 64, after an extended illness. [More]
PORT CLINTON - A former St. Henry schools band director has been named a quarterfinalist for the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum's Music Educator Award.
ST. HENRY - Mercer County ensured themselves at least one team playing in the District 4 ACME baseball championship game on Monday night after the two county teams were victorious in the opening round games on Friday night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Grand Lake plated five runs in the bottom of the second inning to break a 1-1 tie and then added five more in the fourth en route to defeating Muskegon 12-6 in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League play at Montgomery Field on Friday night.
Van Wert tied St. Marys in the bottom of the sixth inning and then won the game in the bottom of the season in beating the Roughriders 2-1 in the District 5 ACME baseball tournament in Lima.
