Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
57° 57° Mon 67° Mon 67° likely 54° 54° slight chance Tue 67° Tue 67°
Saturday, July 18th, 2020
Chief, Walmart, CVS among local retailers
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - Due to recent spikes in coronavirus cases around the country, more business owners have announced they will require customers to wear face masks.
Beginning today, at least two Chief Supermarket locations will require customers to wear masks. Employees at the Celina and Coldwater locations on Friday confirmed customers will be asked to wear masks when shopping at the stores. The employees were unsure if all Chief Supermarket locations will require masks. [More]
Obituaries on July 18th, 2020
Clifford G. Longsworth, 74, Celina, died at 8:26 p.m. July 15, 2020, at Celina Manor nursing home. [More]
John Henry Powell, age 94, of Alpharetta, Georgia died July 05, 2020 of natural causes. [More]
Christopher A. Young, age 53 of Ansonia, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 7:24 PM in Minster, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on July 18th, 2020
Subscriber stories on July 18th, 2020
Mercer official: Virus 'all over the county'
CELINA - Mercer County on Friday had the highest number of new cases since mid-May, as 18 new cases in a single day raised the county's total to 334.
In Auglaize County, seven new cases raised that county's confirmed total to 120.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week moved to accept a Findlay contractor's bid of $2.54 million for the 2020 county road resurfacing project.
ST. MARYS - Organizers have canceled this year's Summerfest, according to a post on the event's website.
"It is with great disappointment that the
ST. HENRY - Both Parkway's Justan Felver and St. Henry's Andrew Lange came up with pitching gems on Friday night.
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Compiled by Colin Foster
and Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery reclaimed the lead in the fourth and held on at the end.
Celina nearly erased a four-run deficit in the seventh inning, but fell one run short in a 7-6 loss on Friday at Fort Recovery in the season finale for both teams.