Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.
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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
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Monday, December 9th, 2019
One For The Record Books
Flyers beat Cubs to tie St. Ignatius for most all-time football titles
By Colin Foster
CANTON - A "We are Lucas" chant could be heard from the Southwest side of Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
Then came the all-to-familiar "M-A-C" chant from a group of people wearing Marion Local Blue and Gold.
A prideful group of Cubs from Lucas showed up at the OHSAA Division VII State Football Championship game. But in typical fashion, Midwest Athletic Conference pride won out. [More]
Obituaries on December 9th, 2019
Travis M. Fullenkamp
Travis M. Fullenkamp, age 39, of Fort Recovery, passed away on December 7, 2019 [More]
Larry Putman
Larry D. Putman, age 78, of Rockford, Ohio, passed away at 3:20 a.m. Saturday, [More]
Ralph May
Ralph May, age 87, of St. Henry, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Bria [More]
Charles Ayers
Charles H. Ayers, age 93, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at 9:20 pm on Saturday, [More]
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Weekend Roundup
Area teams swim at Celina Sprint Meet
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Colin Foster
Area swimmers traveled to Jay County High School on Saturday for the Celina Sprint Meet. All races were competed at 50 yards with no relays or individual medley events.
Congratulations Marion Local Flyers
2019 Division VII State Football Champions
Roster:
#  Name  Pos.  Gr.   Ht.  Wt.
2  Aidan Eifert  QB/ILB  9  5-9  160
3  Luke Pohlman  WR/CB  9  5-5  105
4  Peyton Otte  WR/S  10  5-10  170
5  Nathan Buschur
Initiative attempts to stop farm runoff
CELINA -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture's proposed rule changes for distressed watersheds are unlikely to be refiled anytime soon due to officials focusing on administering H2Ohio funds, according to Lake Improvement Association president Nick Rentz.
Visitors enjoy Festival decorations
MENDON - It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas inside the Mendon Town Hall with 88 Christmas trees on display for the 21st annual Festival of Trees.
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