Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience 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.
CELINA - A former kindergarten teacher was sentenced on Tuesday to 54 months in prison for three third-degree felony charges of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and one unclassified misdemeanor charge of failure to comply with underage alcohol laws. [More]
CELINA - Not long after the Memorial Day tornado devastated northwestern Celina, two torn, orphaned pages from a children's book were found in the bushes near a damaged home.
One was an illustration of a storm, the other a message of resiliency that seemed written precisely for the people who would, in many ways, have to rebuild their lives. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Circus performers at the Auglaize County Fair this week said the route to such a dangerous profession usually follows a bloodline or develops from a passion for the daring work.
CELINA - Twelve of Mercer County's 79 FEMA aid applications have been approved so far, resulting in $35,000 being distributed, Mercer County Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Robbins said on Tuesday.
CELINA - Coldwater Mayor Joe Knapschaefer on Tuesday morning announced he will not seek another term in office, which also means his replacement as Mercer County Community Improvement Corp. president also was needed.
COLUMBUS - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill that allows for the cultivation of industrial hemp and legalizes the manufacture and sale of CBD products derived from the plant.
MONTEZUMA - A husband-and-wife team have converted a rundown building into a high-end restaurant.
It took Ty and Dawn Orick lots of elbow grease to renovate the former 1930s-era Buck Inn building into their dream come true, The Shore Line Bar and Grill.
