Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 9:09AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 909 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Botkins, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Botkins, Lakeview, Quincy, Huntsville, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Fryburg, Montra, Logansville, Mcmorran, Maplewood, Mccartyville, Swanders, and Bloom Center.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 97 and 110.
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Saturday, January 25th, 2020
Wright State nursing program ranked one of best
By Tom Stankard
Wright State University's nursing college has been ranked one of the state's best.
The university's College of Nursing and Health was ranked No. 3 in Ohio this year, according to Nursing Process, a website that is often used to as a guide for nursing and health care education. The Ohio State University took first place, and the University of Cincinnati ranked second. [More]
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - A Celina man was sentenced to more than eight and a half years in prison for assaulting his wife, evading authorities for about two months and then threatening his adult daughter not to testify against him.
Mitch Mullins, 44, was sentence [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - Jim Melton couldn't ask for a better performance from his Fort Recovery squad on Friday night.
The Indians opened the game with a 16-0 run and posted their best defensive effort of the season in a 46-27 win over Coldwater for their fourth straight win and 11th of the season. [More]
Obituaries on January 25th, 2020
Alvin H. Bills, age 79, of Maria Stein, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Patricia Ann Combs, 72, of Celina, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunda [More]
Alice B. Post, age 84, of St. Henry and formerly of Wendelin, died Friday January 24, 2020, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Jerry L. Garman, age 77, of Coldwater, died Friday, January 24, 2020 at St. Rita's in Lima. [More]
LaVerne J. Reichert, 85, Lewistown, died on Jan. 24, 2020, at Briarwood Village [More]
Patsy Ruth Rodriguez, age 83, of Montezuma, Ohio, passed away at her residence on January 23, 2020 at 6:35 pm. [More]
Local pictures on January 25th, 2020
Subscriber stories on January 25th, 2020
Auglaize and Mercer counties rank among the top counties in the state in business growth and incoming investment.
Auglaize County in 2019 ranked eighth in the state for incoming investment.
CELINA - Elections officials are on the hunt again for a deputy director after Kristi Timmerman submitted her resignation to the board of elections, chairperson Toni Slusser said on Friday afternoon.
Bell, two others charged in shooting death of local man
WAPAKONETA - The final pretrial hearing for a Columbus-area woman charged in connection with a 2018 deadly shooting in St. Marys has been postponed until Feb. 25 in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.
CELINA - A Celina man was sentenced to four years in prison and five years of community control sanctions after his conviction on four felony charges, including intimidation, violation of a protection order and menacing by stalking.
Celina got house when it took over graveyard
CELIAN - City officials likely will remain landlords of a two-story home the city inherited when it was forced to assume ownership of the 19-acre North Grove Cemetery in late 2013.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen police officers are searching for three male subjects who broke into several vehicles and spent hundreds of dollars at the New Bremen Dollar General using stolen credit cards.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys police officials are investigating a breaking and entering case at Villa Nova Drive-Thru that reportedly took place early Friday morning.
Shooting struggles cost Panthers in loss to Tigers
VERSAILLES - Parkway had its chance to tango with the top-ranked Tigers of Versailles on Friday night.
It turned out to be a night of missed chances for Parkway.
NEW BREMEN - The game seemed to hang on every possession.
For 32 minutes, Minster and New Bremen were never separated by more than four points one way or the other.
MINSTER - After helping Minster to two Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf championships and two state tournament appearances, Grant Voisard is ready to move on.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Freshman Austin Parks had a career night as St. Marys improved to 11-3 with a 66-43 win over Kenton on Friday night at Murotech Court. The loss drops the Wildcats out of a share of the Western Buckeye League lead at 9-7 and 4-1.